What is the maximum total accrual of earned compensatory time, including conversion to time at the one-half rate?

• A. Twelve hours
• B. Sixteen hours
• C. Fourteen hours
• D. Eighteen hours

Answer: (C)

The concept being tested is the cap on compensatory time that you can have, counting both earned comp time and any time that's converted to leave at the one-half rate. The rule is that the total amount credited, whether as regular compensatory time or as time credited at the half-rate due to conversion, cannot exceed a fixed limit. That limit is 14 hours.

So you could have, for example, 12 hours of earned compensatory time and convert up to 2 hours to half-rate time to reach the 14-hour cap; attempting to accrue more would push you over the limit. This is why 14 hours is the maximum balance you can have, taking into account any half-rate conversions.