Ch. 347

1996 LAWS OF MARYLAND

(b)     These regulations shall provide that an employee who elects to receive
compensatory time must notify the employee's supervisor of that election before the
overtime work is performed.

(c)     Compensatory time under this section shall equal:

(1)     1 hour for each hour of overtime work for which the employee otherwise
would receive the employee's regular hourly rate of pay; and

(2)     1.5 hours for each hour of overtime work for which the employee
otherwise would receive one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of

pay.

[6-308.] 8-308.

(a)     Except as provided in [§ 6-305(c)] § 8-305(C) of this subtitle, a law
enforcement employee of any unit of State government or a State Police cadet who works
more than 8 hours in a normal 8-hour workday is entitled to be paid at the rate of one
and one-half times the employee's or cadet's regular hourly rate of pay for time worked
in excess of 8 hours.

(b)     (1) In this subsection, "off-duty hours" means any hours:

(i) during a law enforcement employee's scheduled off-duty day; or

(ii) during a law enforcement employee's on-duty day after the
employee has gone off duty.

(2)     Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a law enforcement
employee of any unit of State government who is called to duty on the employee's
scheduled off-duty day is entitled to be paid at the rate of one and one-half times the
employee's regular hourly rate of pay for each hour worked on the off-duty day.

(3)     Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a law
enforcement employee of the Department of State Police holding a noncommissioned
rank or a law enforcement employee of the Department of Natural Resources holding a
rank of sergeant or below, park ranger supervisor or below, or park services supervisor or
below who is called to duty during the employee's off-duty hours is entitled to be paid at
the rate of one and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for the
greater of:

(i) the hours worked during the off-duty hours; or

(ii) 4 hours.

(4)     A law enforcement employee of the Department of State Police holding
a noncommissioned rank or a law enforcement employee of the Department of Natural
Resources holding a rank of sergeant or below who makes an appearance in court on
official duty during the employee's off-duty hours is entitled to be paid at the rate of one
and one-half times the employee's regular hourly rate of pay for the greater of:

(i) the hours worked during the off-duty hours; or
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