Policies

Sheriff’s Office Policy Manual


1.00 Standards of Conduct 

1-01 – Ethics and Professional Standards

1-02 – Sheriffs Office Standards

1-03 – Public Service


2.00 Organization and C​ommand

2-01 – Directive System

2-02 – Sheriffs Office Administration

2-03 – Organizational Structure and Chain of Command


3.00 Administrative Procedures

3-01 – Complaint Review

3-02 – Grievance Procedures

3-03 – Disciplinary Action

3-04 – Awards and Commendations

3-05 – Injury Return to Work Procedures and Temporary Light Duty

3-06 – Employee Performance Appraisals

3-08 – Safety Committee

3-11 – Personnel Transfer and Rotation

3-12 – Training Requests Processing and Documentation

3-13 – Briefing and Briefing Training

3-14 – Firearms Trainin​g

3-25 – Recruitment and Hiring Procedures

3-26 – Fitness for Duty

3-31 – Off Duty Employment

3-41 – Major Incident Team

3-43 – Special Operations Team

3-50 – Confidential Funds

3-55 – Communication with the Hearing Impaired

3-60 – Harassment Discrimination in the Workplace

3-65 – Bias Based Profiling

3-70 – La -Enforcement Media Relations

3-90 – Financial

3-95 – Fueling and Credit Card Use


4.00 Support Services 

4-10 – Evidence Control

4-15 – Digital Images as Evidence

4-30 – Computerized Information Entry and Retrieval

4-31 – Computer Email and Mobile Computing Device Use

4-32 – Disposal of Criminal Justice Information Media

4-33 – Physical Protection of Criminal Justice Information Data

4-34 – Social Media

4-35 – Use of Artificial Intelligence

4-40 – Records and Case Tracking

4-41 – Case Reports and Forms

4-42 – Notary Public

4-50 – Reserve Program

4-51 – Volunteer Auxiliary and Citizen Ride Along Program

4-52 – Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act


5.00 Field Operations 

5-01 – Use of Force

5-02 – Use of Force Specific Instrumentality

5-05 – Use of Chemical Immobilization of Animals

5-10 – Vehicle Pursuit

5-11 – Emergency Vehicular Warning Devices

5-12 – Motor Vehicle Stops

5-13 – Traffic Enforcement

5-14 – Motor Vehicle Tows Inventories Impounds and Releases

5-15 – Vehicular Use of Force

5-16 – Motor Vehicle Crash Investigation

5-18 – Aircraft Crashes

5-20 – Incident Command System

5-23 – Hazardous Materials and Contaminant Spills

5-24 – Fire Incident Response

5-25 – Bomb Threats and Searches

5-26 – Hostage Barricaded Subject Incidents

5-28 – AMBER Alert System

5-30 – Juvenile Enforcement and Custody

5-40 – Dealing with Persons Who Have Experienced Trauma

5-42 – Mental Illness and Severe Agitation

5-43 – Camping on County Owned or Other Public Property

5-50 – Law Enforcement Canine

5-51 – Unmanned Aerial System UAS Operations


6.00 Legal, Court, Jail 

6-02 – Unclothed and Body Cavity Search

6-03 – Motor Vehicle Searches

6-04 – Field Interviews and Pat Down Searches

6-05 – Search Apprehension and Arrest

6-06 – Process and Service of Arrest Warrants

6-08 – Sex Offender Notification

6-11 – Response to Civil Litigation

6-21 – Temporary Holding Cells

6-22 – Transportation of Prisoners

6-30 – Off Duty Powers of Arrest

6-40 – Personnel Involved Domestic Violence

6-60 – Speech and Expression


7.00 Investigations

7-01 – Major Crime Scene Investigation

7-06 – Missing Person Investigation

7-09 – Deputy Involved Deadly Force Investigations

7-10 – Interviews Interrogations and Confessions

7-1 2- Confidential Informants

7-20 – Sheriffs Office Victim Assistance

7-25 – Cross Reporting with Child Protective Services

7-40 – Physical Evidence

7-41 – Eyewitness Identification


8.00 Equipment 

8-01 – Uniforms and Equipment

8-02 – Uniforms Standards and Classes

8-03 – Body Armor

8-10 – Vehicles Use Service Repairs and Equipment

8-15 – AED and Narcan

8-20 – Firearms

8-21 –  Mobile Recording Equipment Policy