Does the CBA contain provisions related to compensation during misconduct investigations?
Topic: Investigations
CBAs marked "Yes" address a given topic or question or "No" do not address that topic or question. Or there is no CBA, the CBA is unknown, or a FOIA request was denied.
| District | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alaska | YES |
| Summary: Officers are placed on authorized leave without pay during an investigation or can use accrued personal leave; if they are not found guilty, any personal leave used will be reinstated. | |
| Anchorage, AK | NO |
| Alabama | NO CBA |
| Birmingham, AL | NO CBA |
| Arkansas | NO CBA |
| Arizona | NO CBA |
| Chandler, AZ | NO |
| Gilbert, AZ | NO CBA |
| Glendale, AZ | NO |
| Mesa, AZ | NO CBA |
| Phoenix, AZ | NO |
| Scottsdale, AZ | NO CBA |
| Tucson, AZ | NO |
| California | NO |
| Anaheim, CA | YES |
| Summary: Employees can appeal suspensions, demotions, or dismissals and may receive backpay if they are reinstated. | |
| Bakersfield, CA | NO |
| Chula Vista, CA | YES |
| Summary: Backpay may be awarded after the resolution of certain grievances. | |
| Fremont, CA | NO |
| Fresno, CA | NO |
| Irvine, CA | NO |
| Long Beach, CA | NO |
| Los Angeles, CA | NO |
| Oakland, CA | NO |
| Riverside, CA | NO |
| Sacramento, CA | NO |
| San Bernardino, CA | NO |
| San Diego, CA | NO |
| San Francisco, CA | NO |
| San Jose, CA | NO |
| Santa Ana, CA | YES |
| Summary: Officer can appeal for backpay following the disciplinary procedure. | |
| Stockton, CA | YES |
| Summary: The city may agree to issue backpay following an appeal. | |
| Colorado | NO CBA |
| Aurora, CO | NO |
| Colorado Springs, CO | NO CBA |
| Denver, CO | NO |
| Connecticut | NO |
| District of Columbia | NO |
| Delaware | FOIA DENIED |
| Florida | YES |
| Summary: If an officer is not allowed to work during the investigation, they shall be placed on administrative leave with pay. | |
| Hialeah, FL | NO |
| Jacksonville, FL | YES |
| Summary: The officer will not be suspended without pay during the disciplinary procedure, unless an officer is arrested on a felony charge, fails a substance abuse test, disobeys a direct order from a superior officer, or is a danger to themselves or others. | |
| Miami, FL | NO |
| Orlando, FL | YES |
| Summary: Employees may be relieved of duty or reassigned pending investigation. If an employee is found not guilty they will be awarded backpay, however, if an employee is found guilty or pleads guilty to a lesser offense will not receive backpay. | |
| St. Petersburg, FL | NO |
| Tampa, FL | NO |
| Georgia | NO CBA |
| Atlanta, GA | NO CBA |
| Hawaii | YES |
| Summary: Employees may be placed on unpaid leave pending investigation; if cleared, they will receive backpay. | |
| Honolulu, HI | YES |
| Summary: Employees may be placed on unpaid leave pending investigation; if cleared, they will receive backpay. | |
| Iowa | YES |
| Summary: Employees can receive retroactive awards of wages through arbitration. | |
| Idaho | NO CBA |
| Boise, ID | NO |
| Illinois | NO |
| Chicago, IL | YES |
| Summary: Initial investigations will be conducted while an officer is on-duty. | |
| Indiana | NO CBA |
| Fort Wayne, IN | NO |
| Indianapolis, IN | NO |
| Kansas | NO |
| Wichita, KS | YES |
| Summary: An officer's rank, pay, and benefits lost will be restored if they are not found guilty following an investigation. | |
| Kentucky | NO CBA |
| Lexington, KY | NO |
| Louisville, KY | YES |
| Summary: Officers may be suspended without pay pending an investigation; if discipline imposed after completion of an investigation is less than termination, the time spent suspended without pay should be deemed time served towards the imposed discipline. If the discipline imposed is less than time served, "the officer shall be made whole." | |
| Louisiana | NO CBA |
| Baton Rouge, LA | YES |
| Summary: Employees are considered "on-duty" while on paid administrative leave during an investigation. | |
| New Orleans, LA | NO CBA |
| Massachusetts | NO |
| Boston, MA | NO |
| Maryland | YES |
| Summary: The state agrees to reimburse any bargaining unit member who is charged with a felony and suspended without pay in the event the felony criminal charges are disposed of by a court with a finding of not guilty or where the prosecutor declines to further pursue all of the felony charges by way of a nolle proseque. | |
| Baltimore, MD | YES |
| Summary: An employee can be suspended with or without pay and must be paid backpay if they are found not guilty. | |
| Maine | NO |
| Michigan | YES |
| Summary: The officer will receive full backpay if they are found not guilty of charges. | |
| Detroit, MI | NO |
| Minnesota | YES |
| Summary: At the department's discretion, an employee may be put on paid leave during an investigation for up to 30 days (or more with approval). | |
| Minneapolis, MN | NO |
| St. Paul, MN | NO |
| Missouri | NO CBA |
| Kansas City, MO | YES |
| Summary: Leave may be paid or unpaid; if it is unpaid and officer is cleared, backpay may be issued. | |
| St. Louis, MO | NO |
| Mississippi | NO CBA |
| Montana | NO |
| North Carolina | NO CBA |
| Charlotte, NC | NO CBA |
| Durham, NC | NO CBA |
| Greensboro, NC | NO CBA |
| Raleigh, NC | NO CBA |
| Winston-Salem, NC | NO CBA |
| North Dakota | NO CBA |
| Nebraska | NO |
| Lincoln, NE | NO |
| Omaha, NE | NO |
| New Hampshire | YES |
| Summary: No unit employee shall suffer loss of state-paid benefits during a suspension with or without pay pending investigation. | |
| New Jersey | YES |
| Summary: Employees under investigation will continue to receive compensation. | |
| Jersey City, NJ | NO |
| Newark, NJ | NO |
| New Mexico | NO CBA |
| Albuquerque, NM | NO |
| Nevada | YES |
| Summary: Employees may not be suspended without pay during an investigation | |
| Henderson, NV | NO |
| Las Vegas, NV | NO |
| North Las Vegas, NV | YES |
| Summary: An arbitrator can award backpay for the time an employee was suspended. | |
| Reno, NV | NO |
| New York | NO |
| Buffalo, NY | UNKNOWN |
| New York, NY | NO |
| Ohio | YES |
| Summary: Employees will be in on-duty paid status for the duration of all investigation interviews. | |
| Cincinnati, OH | NO |
| Cleveland, OH | NO |
| Columbus, OH | YES |
| Summary: Officers may be placed on authorized leave without pay pending a departmental hearing for no longer than 20 days and may issue a claim for backpay if found not guilty. | |
| Toledo, OH | YES |
| Summary: An officer may be relieved from duty pending investigation; backpay will be issued if an officer is not found guilty. | |
| Oklahoma | NO CBA |
| Oklahoma City, OK | NO |
| Tulsa, OK | NO |
| Oregon | NO |
| Portland, OR | NO |
| Pennsylvania | YES |
| Summary: Employees may be suspended with full, partial, or no backpay. Employees may be suspended without pay pending investigation for no more than 20 days, after which time employees must be placed on suspension with pay or returned to restricted duty status. | |
| Philadelphia, PA | NO |
| Pittsburgh, PA | NO |
| Rhode Island | YES |
| Summary: Employees will continue to receive compensation during a disciplinary suspension prior to a hearing. | |
| South Carolina | NO CBA |
| South Dakota | NO CBA |
| Tennessee | NO CBA |
| Memphis, TN | NO |
| Nashville, TN | NO |
| Texas | NO CBA |
| Arlington, TX | NO CBA |
| Austin, TX | YES |
| Summary: If an officer is suspended indefinitely, they may be given a lump sum of all accrued vacation hours; if the suspension is overturned, they will be granted backpay but it will be offset by any lump sum they received. | |
| Corpus Christi, TX | NO |
| Dallas, TX | NO |
| El Paso, TX | YES |
| Summary: Arbitrators have the authority to award full or partial backpay following an appeal of disciplinary action. | |
| Fort Worth, TX | YES |
| Summary: Officer can receive up to 180 days of backpay if charges are dismissed at the commission's discretion. | |
| Garland, TX | NO CBA |
| Houston, TX | NO |
| Irving, TX | NO CBA |
| Laredo, TX | NO |
| Lubbock, TX | NO CBA |
| Plano, TX | NO CBA |
| San Antonio, TX | YES |
| Summary: If an officer's criminal charges are acquitted or dismissed, the chief of police has 30 days to charge the officer with violation of Civil Service Rules. If the chief fails to charge the officer in that time, they will be reinstated with backpay and benefits. | |
| Utah | NO CBA |
| Virginia | NO CBA |
| Chesapeake, VA | NO CBA |
| Norfolk, VA | NO CBA |
| Richmond, VA | NO CBA |
| Virginia Beach, VA | NO CBA |
| Vermont | NO |
| Washington | NO |
| Seattle, WA | YES |
| Summary: Backpay will be awarded if an officer is acquitted of charges. | |
| Wisconsin | NO |
| Madison, WI | NO |
| Milwaukee, WI | NO |
| West Virginia | UNKNOWN |
| Wyoming | NO CBA |