Policy
Employees applying for court-related overtime shall enter the request into the MPD’s electronic timekeeping application. The defendant’s full name must be entered into the “comments” section of the request. The electronic request can only be approved by Court Liaison personnel.
Electronic overtime requests should be submitted within the pay period earned. The appropriate court-related “OT Code” must be entered. The “actual OT DATE” must be the date of the court appearance or standby. For court appearances, employees must submit a signed Subpoena, Trial Notice, Implied Consent Notice or Court/Standby Verification form (MP-6105) to Court Liaison personnel.
If an employee receives a Subpoena or Trial Notice and is called to court or is put on standby, he/she shall receive overtime as stated per individual labor agreement.
Definitions
Refer to the Commonly Used Terms page for general definitions.
- Court-Related Overtime: Any compensatory time or paid overtime earned as a result of a court trial or court-related activity.
- Subpoena: An official court order for an individual to appear in court. The Subpoena remains in effect until the case is over or the Issuing Authority excuses the individual under Subpoena.
- Trial Notice: A City Attorney document comparable to a Subpoena, whereas the same procedures and meanings apply as described for "Subpoena."