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dedicated to Chief Daryl F. Gates after 42 years of services to the Department and the

City of Los Angeles.

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VOLUME I - POLICY

OBJECTIVES

110. Motto of the Department120. Primary Objective130. Functional Objectives140. Resource Objectives

PERSONAL CONDUCT

210. Employee Conduct230. When to Take Police Action240. Employee-Public Contact270. Employee Conflict of Interest280. Sexual Harassment

COMMUNTIY RELATIONS

310.320.330.340.350.

360.370.380.

General ProvisionsIndividual DignityRole of the Individual OfficerEquality of EnforcementResponsiveness to theCommunityOpeness of OperationIntelpersonal CommunicationTraining in Human andCommunity Relations

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

420.440.480.

News Media RelationsPublic InformationLiaison with Criminal JusticeSystem

LAW ENFORCEMENTOPERATIONS

504.508.

520.522.

528.

The Nature of TaskPolice Action Based on LegalJustificationPreliminary InvestigationReporting Incidents Motivated byHatred or PrejudiceField Supervision

LAW ENFORCEMENTOPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

536.540.544.546.547.

548.

556.564.571.584.588.

Crime Scene SupervisionFollow-Up InvestigationInformantsConduct of Undercover OfficersUndercover Officers Posing asMembers of the News MediaDepartment Response toImpending RiotUse of FirearmsOfficers Surrendering WeaponUse of Department Police DogsVice EnforcementNarcotic Enforcement

VOLUME III-MANAGEMENTRULESANDPROCEDURES

GENERAL MANAGEMENTPROCEDURES

258. Monthly Shooting Qualification

RECORDS AND REPORTS

405.

406.

Confidential Nature ofDepartment Records, Reports,and InformationRelease of Police RecordInformation

UNIFORMS ANDPERSONAL EQUIPMENT e3

601.

602.

605.606.610.

Possession of Uniforms andPersonal EquipmentMaintenance of Uniforms andEquipmentPersonal AppearanceWearing of UniformFirearms

611. Ammunition614. Basic Uniform-Police Officers

Eligible for Unrestricted FieldDuty

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615.

616.

617.

618.

619.620.

621.

622.624.

626.

627.

637.

UNIFORMS AND PERSONAL FIELD ACTIVITIESEQUIPMENT (CONTINUED)

Optional Uniform-PoliceOfficers Eligible for UnrestrictedField DutyDress Uniform-Captain and

201.

202.203.

212.216.217.220.221.222.238.245.

Notifications to InvestigatingOfficers, GeneralField InterrogationPreliminary Field Investigationand ReportsRequesting Aid in the FieldTaking Persons into CustodyCustody of Unbooked PrisonersVehicle Reporting ProcedureField Releasing VehiclesImpounding VehiclesDead BodiesEmployee-Involved Use of ForceIncidents

AboveAir Support Division Uniform-Police OfficersIndoors Uniform--PoliceOfficersJumpsuits-Police OfficersFatigue Uniform-PoliceOfficersField Equipment-PoliceOfficersPolice Equipment BeltAdditional Clothing-PoliceOfficers Eligible for UnrestrictedField DutyUniform Accessories-PoliceOfficers Eligible for UnrestrictedField DutyPlainclothes Equipment-PoliceOfficersWearing of DepartmentDecorations

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

755. Employee Service Pins756. Commendations770. Physical Fitness and Physical

Fitness Tests776. Loyalty Oath797. Deaths of Department Employees

VOLUME IV-LINEPROCEDURES

105.

110.120.

130.

Department CommunicationsSystemRadio Unit DesignationsRadio Terminology, Codes, andCrime BroadcastsRadio Message Priority

275. Pin Maps279. Shotguns in Police Vehicles

BOOKING, CUSTODY,AND DISPOSITION OFPROPERTY

505. Property Classifications510. Booking Procedure525. Preserving Property

FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION

702.

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Detective’s Case Envelope-Felony ArresteesDeathsHomicidesMissing/Found PersonsInformantsVehicles-Investigation andRelease

V O L U M E 1 - POLICYOBJECTIVES

110. MOTTO OF THEDEPARTMENT.The motto, “To Protect and ToServe,” states the essential purpose ofthe Los Angeles Police Department.The Department protects the right ofall persons within its jurisdiction tobe free from criminal attack, to besecure in their possessions, and tolive in peace. The Department servesthe people of Los Angeles byperforming the law enforcementfunction in a professional manner,and it is to these people that theDepartment is ultimately responsible.

120. PRIMARY OBJECTIVE.A large urban society free from crimeand disorder remains an unachievedideal; nevertheless, consistent withthe values of a free society, it is theprimary objective of the Los AngelesPolice Department to as closely aspossible approach that ideal. In sodoing, the Department’s role is toenforce the law in a fair and impartialmanner, recognizing both thestatutory and judicial limitations ofpolice authority and the constitutionalright of all persons. It is not the roleof the Department to legislate, torender legal judgments, or to punish.

130. FUNCTIONAL OBJECTIVES. 130.10 (CONTINUED)

130.10 PREVENTION OF CRIME.Peace in a free society depends onvoluntary compliance with the law.The primary responsibility forupholding the law therefore lies notwith the police, but with the people.Since crime is a social phenomenon,crime prevention is the concern ofevery person living in society.Society employs full-timeprofessional police to prevent crime,to deter it, and when that fails, toapprehend those who violate the law.

The prevention Of Crime remains as abasic obligation of society. When itbecomes necessary to rely on policeaction to secure compliance with thelaw, society has failed in thisresponsibility.

Crime is a symptom of ills withinsociety which are not theresponsibility of the Department tocure. The Department is responsible,however, for interacting with thecommunity to generate mutualunderstanding so that there may bepublic support for crime prevention.Community involvement is essentialto facilitate a free flow ofinformation between the public andthe Department to assist in theidentification of problem areas and toinform the public of crime statisticsand trends. Additionally, knowledgeof the community is necessary so thateach Department employee may beinstilled with a sense of concern fort h e c r i m e p r o b l e m s a n d l a wenforcement needs in his assignedarea of responsibility.

130.20 DETERRENCE OF CRIME.While there are certain crimes thatcannot be deterred, crimes committedagainst property and against innocentvictims in public places are reducedby police patrol. Street crime iscurbed by the potential criminal’sfear of immediate apprehension or bythe increased likelihood of hisdetection. The deterrence of crimerequires the investigation of behaviorwhich reasonably appears to becriminally directed.

In deploying patrol forces to deterc r i m e a n d t o i n s p i r e p u b l i cconfidence in its ability to ensure apeaceful environment, theDepartment must strike a balancebetween the desirable deterrent effectof visible patrol and any undesirableappearance of oppression. In thelong run, however, it must be thepeople, not the Department, whodetermine the limitations on theirfreedom.

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130.25 REVERENCE FORHUMAN LIFE.Reverence for human life is theprimary consideration in developingtactics and strategies in pursuit of ourmotto; “To Protect and To Serve.”Whenever an operation designed toachieve an immediate goal such asthe arrest of a felon or the gatheringof evidence to complete a criminalinvestigation causes a victim,witness, or other innocent person tobe subjected to potential injury ordeath, our primary objective must beto protect that person. No arrest,conviction, or piece of evidence canoutweigh the value of human life.

130.30 APPREHENSION OFOFFENDERS.The administration of criminal justiceconsists of the identification, arrest,prosecution, punishment, andrehabilitation of a law violator, and ithas as its objective the voluntarycompliance with the law as analternative to punishment. Once acrime has been committed, it is theduty of the Department to initiate thec r i m i n a l j u s t i c e p r o c e s s b yi d e n t i f y i n g a n d a r r e s t i n g t h eperpetrator, to obtain necessaryevidence, and to cooperate in theprosecution of the case. I

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130.30(CONTINUED)As the certainty of swift and surepunishment serves as an effectivedeterrent to crime, the Departmentmust diligently strive to solve allcrimes and to bring the perpetratorsto justice.

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140.10 DEPARTMENTPERSONNEL.Police officers are frequentlyrequired to make decisions affectinghuman life and liberty in difficultsituations where there is noopportunity to seek advice and littletime for reflection. Law enforcementin a free and complex societyrequires an officer to have thestamina, intelligence, moral courage,and emotional stability necessary tofairly and impartially deal withhuman beings in the manycomplicated and potentiallyexplosive situations which heencounters. To obtain the caliber ofpersonnel necessary to provide thepublic with professional lawenforcement, it is essential that theDepartment participate in therecruitment and selection of potentialofficers. Thereafter, the Departmentmust provide training for all officersand promote the most qualified.

140.20 UTILIZATION OFRESOURCES.Law enforcement is one of the mostexpensive and complex servicesprovided by the City. The qualityand extent of service provided arenecessarily limited by availableresources which are to a large extentdependent upon the revenue sourcesof the City. To ensure that thehighest level of service is obtainedfrom the resources at its disposal, theDepartment must make use of themost efficient management andbudgeting techniques available.

PERSONAL CONDUCT

210.EMPLOYEE CONDUCT.

210.10 LAW ENFORCEMENTCODEOFETHICS.“As a law enforcement officer, myfundamental duty is to servemankind; to safeguard lives andproperty, to protect the innocentagainst deception, the weak againstoppression or intimidation, and thepeaceful against violence or disorder;and to respect the Constitutionalrights of all men to liberty, equalityand justice.

I will keep my private life unsulliedas an example to all; maintaincourageous calm in the face of


210.10 (CONTINUED)danger, scorn, or ridicule; developself-restraint: and be constantlymindful of the welfare of others.Honest in thought and deed in bothmy personal and official life, I willbe exemplary in obeying the laws ofthe land and the regulations of mydepartment. Whatever I see or hearof a confidential nature or that isconfided to me in my officialcapacity will be kept ever secretunless revelation is necessary in theperformance of my duty.

1 will never act officiously or permitpersonal feelings, prejudices,animosities, or friendships toinfluence my decisions. With nocompromise for crime and withrelentless prosecution of criminals, Iwill enforce the law courteously andappropriately without fear or favor,malice or ill will, never employingunnecessary force or violence andnever accepting gratuities.

1 recognize the badge of my office asa symbol of public faith, and I acceptit as a public trust to be held so longas I am true to the ethics of the policeservice. I will constantly strive toachieve these objectives and ideals,dedicating myself before God to mychosen profession lawenforcement.”

210.13 RESPECT FOROTHERS.The cosmopolitan nature of the Cityis reflected in the diversity ofDepartment employees. In such adiverse environment, biases orprejudices relating to factors such asrace, ethnicity, sex, age, economicstatus, position in the community, oremployee status with the Departmentmust not be allowed to influencedecision making or conduct involvingother employees. While employeesare entitled to their personal beliefs,they must not allow individualfeelings or prejudices to enter intoprofessional contacts. Employeesmust treat one another with respectand be constantly mindful that otherpeople are individuals with emotionsand needs as significant as their own.

Respect for individual dignity is anintegral part of the Department’smanagement philosophy and must bepracticed by everyone. Employeesshall treat all persons with respectand courtesy, and conduct themselvesin a manner that will foster thegreatest harmony and cooperationbetween themselves and othermembers of the Department.

210.15 LOYALTY.In the performance of his duty toserve society, an officer is oftencalled upon to make difficultdecisions. He must exercise


210.15(CONTINUED)discretion in situations where hisrights and liabilities and those of theDepartment hinge upon his conductand judgment. An officer’s decisionsare not easily made and occasionallythey involve a choice which maycause him hardship or discomfort.An officer must be faithful to his oathof office, t h e p r i n c i p l e s o fprofessional police service, and theobjectives of the Department, and inthe discharge of his duty he must notallow personal motives to govern hisdecisions and conduct.

210.20 INTEGRITY.The public demands that the integrityof its law enforcement officers beabove reproach, and the dishonestyof a single officer may impair publicconfidence and cast suspicion uponthe entire Department. Succumbingto even minor temptation can be thegenesis of a malignancy which mayultimately destroy an individual’seffectiveness and may contribute tothe corruption of countless others.An officer must scrupulously avoid

any conduct which mightcompromise the integrity of himself,h i s f e l l o w o f f i c e r s . o r t h e

210.25 ATTENTION TO DUTY.As most police work is necessarilyperformed without close supervision,the responsibility for the properperformance of an officer’s duty liesprimarily with the officer himself.An officer carries with him aresponsibility for the safety of thecommunity and his fellow officers.He discharges that responsibility bythe faithful and diligent performanceof his assigned duty. Anything lessviolates the trust placed in him by thepeople, and nothing less qualifies asprofessional conduct.

210.30 COMPLIANCE WITHLAWFUL ORDERS.The Department is an organizationwith a clearly defined hierarchy ofauthority. This is necessary becauseu n q u e s t i o n e d o b e d i e n c e o f asuperior’s lawful command isessential for the safe and promptperformance of law enforcementoperations. The most desirablemeans of obtaining compliance arerecognition and reward of properperformance and the positiveencouragement of a willingness toserve. However, negative disciplinemay be necessary where there is awillful disregard of lawful orders,commands, or directives.

210.35 CONDUCT UNBECOMlNGAN OFFICER.A police officer is the mostconspicuous r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o fgovernment, and to the majority ofthe people the officer is a symbol ofstability and authority upon whomthey can rely. An officer’s conduct isclosely scrutinized, and when theofficer’s actions are found to beexcessive, unwarranted, or unjustified,they are criticized far more severelythan comparable conduct of persons inother walks of life. Since the conductof officers, on or off duty, may reflectdirectly upon the Department, officersmust at all times conduct themselvesin a manner which does not bringd i s c r e d i t t o t h e m s e l v e s , t h eDepartment, or the City.

210.47 POLICE OFFICERS'DUTY TO TESTIFY.Among the duties of police officersa r e t h o s e o f p r e v e n t i n g t h ecommission of crime, of assisting inits detection, and of disclosing allinformation known to them whichmay lead to the apprehension andpunishment, of those who havetransgressed the law. When policeofficers acquire knowledge of factswhich will tend to incriminate anyperson, it is their duty to disclosesuch facts to their superiors and totestify freely concerning such facts

when called upon to do so, even atthe risk of self-incrimination. It is aviolation of duty for police officers torefuse to disclose pertinent factswithin their knowledge, and suchneglect of duty can result indisciplinary action up to andincluding termination.

210.50 USE OF INTOXICANTS.There is an immediate lowering ofesteem and suspicion of ineffectivenesswhen there is public contact by aDepartment employee evidencing theuse of intoxicants. Additionally, thestresses of law enforcement requirean employee to be mentally alert andphysically responsive. Except asnecessary in the performance of anofficial assignment, the consumptionof intoxicants is prohibited while anemployee is on-duty. While on-duty,officers shall not be permitted toconsume intoxicants to such a degreet h a t i t i m p a i r s t h e i r o n - d u t yperformance.

Department personnel shall notconsume any intoxicants at anyDepartment facility.

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210.55 ALCOHOL AND STRESSRELATED PROBLEMS.The Department recognizes thatalcoholism and stress-related problemsare genuine medical problems whichare deserving of the same concernand degree of understanding as themore traditional illnesses. Everyemployee should be aware of thesymptoms of alcoholism and stress.Employees should not hesitate to seekprofessional assistance for themselvesor offer to help fellow employeesaffected by these disorders. Thepersonal obligation of individualemployees regarding assistance tofellow employees includes therecognition of the symptoms ofalcoholism and/or stress problems.There is also an accompanying moralobligation to encourage the affectedemployee to seek professionalassistance.

Supervisory personnel becominga w a r e o f b e h a v i o r a l p a t t e r n sindicative of alcoholism or stressamong Department employeesshould immediately meet with theconcerned employee to determine ifalcohol abuse or stress may becausing the problem behavior.Initially, the supervisor shouldencourage the concerned employee to

voluntarily seek assistance fromqualified professionals if alcoholabuse or stress is the basis for anemployee’s problem. If necessary,the concerned employee may bem a n d a t o r i l y d i r e c t e d t o t h eDepartment’s Behavioral ScienceServices for assistance.

210.60 USE OF CHEWINGTOBACCO AND SNUFF.Department employees are the mostprominent r e p r e s e n t a t i v e o fgovernment and as such must presenta professional image at all times. Anemployee’s unwise or unsightly useof chewing tobacco and snuff isoffensive to the public and 1coworkers, and detracts from theprofessional bearing of the employee.The use of chewing tobacco andsnuff is prohibited while on-duty, or ioff-duty in uniform.

230. WHEN TO TAKE POLICEACTION.

230.05 RESPONSIBILITY OF iON-DUTY OFFICERS.O n - D u t y , W i t h i n C i t y , F u l l yResponsible. On-duty officers within ’the City limits, after considering thetactical situation, are to take all steps 1reasonably necessary and consistentwith their assignment to effect theenforcement of the penal provisionsof the City, State, and Nation, and toprotect life and property.


230.05 (CONTINUED)On-Duty, Outside of City, Fullyresponsible for City Matters. On-duty officers outside the City limitswho become aware of a situationrequiring police action must firstconsider the tactical situation, thentake all steps reasonably necessaryon police matters of direct concern tothe City of Los Angeles.

230.10 RESPONSIBILITY OFOFF-DUTY OFFICERS.Under California law, both on- andoff-duty officers have peace officerauthority as to any public offensecommitted or which there is probablecause to believe has been committedin his presence and with respect towhich there is immediate danger toperson or property, or the escape ofthe perpetrator of such offense.However, on-duty officers outside theCity limits who are not acting withinthe scope of their employment as LosAngeles Police officers on matters ofdirect concern to the City and off-duty officers both inside and outsideof the City limits are to give firstc o n s i d e r a t i o n t o c a u s i n g t h eappropriate action to be effected bythe responsible law enforcementagency. Such officers should then actonly after consideration of the tacticalsituation and of their possible liabilityand that of the City of Los Angeles.

240. EMPLOYEE-PUBLICCONTACT.

240.05 RESPECT FORCONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.No person has a constitutional rightto violate the law; neither may anyp e r s o n b e d e p r i v e d o f h i sconstitutional rights merely becausehe is suspected of having committeda crime. The task of determining theconstitutionality of a statute lies witha n a p p e l l a t e c o u r t o f p r o p e rjurisdiction, not with an officer whoseeks to properly enforce the law as itexists. Therefore, an officer mayenforce any federal, state, or localstatute which is valid on its facewithout fear of abrogating theconstitutional rights of the personviolating that statute. An officer wholawfully acts within the scope of hisauthority does not deprive persons oftheir civil liberties. He may withinthe scope of his authority makereasonable inquiries, conductinvestigations, and arrest on probablecause. However, when an officerexceeds his a u t h o r i t y b yunreasonable conduct, he violates thesanctity of the law which he is swornto uphold.


240.10 USE OF FORCE.In a complex urban society, officersare daily confronted with situationswhere control must be exercised toeffect arrests and to protect the publicsafety. Control may be achievedthrough advice, warnings, andpersuasion, or by the use of physicalforce. While the use of reasonablephysical force may be necessary insituations which cannot be otherwisecontrolled, force may not be resortedto unless other reasonable alternativeshave been exhausted or would clearlybe ineffective under the particularcircumstances. Officers are permittedto use whatever force that isreasonable and necessary to protectothers or themselves from bodilyharm.

240.15 COURTESY.Effective law enforcement dependson a high degree of cooperationbetween the Department and thepublic it serves. The practice ofcourtesy in all public contactsencourages understanding andappreciation; discourtesy breedscontempt and resistance. Themajority of the public are law-abiding citizens who rightfullyexpect fair and courteous treatmentby Department employees. Whilethe urgency of a situation might

280. SEXUAL HARASSMENT.It is essential that the Departmentm a i n t a i n a h e a l t h y w o r k i n genvironmentwhich will provide all


p r e c l u d e t h e o r d i n a r y s o c i a lamenities, discourtesy under anycircumstance is indefensible. Thepractice of courtesy by an officer isnot a manifestation of weakness; it is,on the contrary, entirely consistentwith the firmness and impartialitythat characterizes a professionalpolice officer.

270. EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OFINTEREST.

270.25 OFFICER CONTACTSWITH THE PUBLIC.In each of his contacts with thepublic, an officer must be aware thath i s a c t i o n s , a p p e a r a n c e , a n ds t a t e m e n t s a r e t h o s e o f t h eDepartment. For that reason, andbecause of the inherent potential forconflict in many police contacts, anofficer must develop a fair, impartial,and reasonable attitude and performhis task in a businesslike manner.His statements must be the result ofconsidered judgment and be absentof personal opinion, bias, or editorialcomment. Extended conversationwhich reflects the officer’s personalopinions will normally be consideredinappropriate.

280. (CONTINUED)employees t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t operform their duties to their fullestpotential. The working environmentmust be free of sexual harassment toassure fair and courteous treatment ofall employees. Sexual harassment isa violation of Federal and State lawand City and Department policy. Ite x p o s e s t h e C i t y , t h e P o l i c eDepartment, and the offendingemployee to serious liability and canlower morale, undermine theintegrity of employee relationships,and interfere with the efficiency ofDepartment operations. Sexualharassment is viewed by theDepartment as serious misconductwhich can result in the offendingemployee being subject to disciplinaryaction u p t o a n d i n c l u d i n gtermination. The Department will nottolerate sexual harassment.

Employee Responsibility. Allemployees are responsible foravoiding situations which involveactual or apparent sexual harassment.When employees observe behaviorthey believe to be sexual harassmentthey should confront the offenderdirectly and make it clear that theoffender’s behavior is unacceptableand the behavior must stop.Employees who become aware ofconduct they believe to be sexualharassment, whether or not the

conduct is directed at them,witnessed by them, or related to themby another employee, shall report theincident to a supervisor immediately.Employees who do not receive asatisfactory response to theircomplaint shall contact the next levelof supervision, t h e S e x u a lHarassment Counselor/Women’sCoordinator.

All employees may obtain support andguidance when dealing with situationsinvolving sexual harassment. Inaddition to their supervisors, the SexualHarassment Counselor/Women’sCoordinator, employees may alsocontact t h e C i t y PersonnelDepartment’s Sexual HarassmentCounselor, Equal EmploymentOpportunities Division.

Supervisory Responsibility.Supervisory employees shall ensure thateach workplace has a workinga t m o s p h e r e f r e e f r o m s e x u a lharassment for all employees. Theworking environment shall bebusinesslike, assuring fair andcourteous treatment for all employeesa n d t h e p u b l i c t h e y s e r v e .Supervisors shall take prompt andappropriate action whenever they


280. (CONTINUED)observe or are made aware of any

l a w i s c r e a t e d b y t h e people

action or conduct that may bethemselves to control the behavior of

interpreted as sexual harassment.those who would seek to interferewith the community welfare andexistence.

Command Responsibi l i ty .Commanding officers are responsiblefor ensuring that their commands arefree of sexual harassment byproviding appropriate training andinspection which ensures theexistence of a working environmentfree of sexual harassment. Moreover,commanding officers shall ensurethat supervisors assigned to theircommand strictly enforce the policyof the Department against sexualharassment promptly and appropriately.

COMMUNITY RELATIONS

310. GENERAL PROVISIONS.Community relations is based uponthe principle that in a democraticsociety the police are an integral andindivisible element of the public theyserve. Community relations ismanifested by positive interactionbetween the people and the policeand represents their unity andcommon purpose.

While the primary responsibility forthe enforcement of the law lies withthe people, the complexities ofmodem society and the inability ofthe people to personally cope withcrime has required that they createthe police service to assist inmaintaining social order. The policerepresent only a portion of the totalresources expended by the public tothis end; however, this effort,frequently being restrictive ofindividual freedom, brings the policeinto contact with members of thepublic under circumstances whichhave a far-reaching impact upon thelives of the affected individuals. Acitizen’s encounter with the policecan be a very frightening andemotionally painful experience, andunder these circumstances, the risk ofa misunderstanding is very great.The minimization of this risk is achallenge intrinsic to each publiccontact by the Department. TheDepartment must strive for theestablishment of a climate where anofficer may perform his duties withthe acceptance, understanding, andapproval of the public. Additionally,

A system of law and its enforcementi s n o t s u p e r i m p o s e d u p o n a nunwilling public in a free society; the i

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310. (CONTINUED)the willing and practicedparticipation o f t h e p e o p l e i nenforcing the law is essential for thepreservation of freedom.

320. INDIVIDUAL DIGNITY.A recognition of individual dignity isvital in a free system of law. Just asall persons are subject to the law, allpersons have a right to dignifiedtreatment under the law, and theprotection of this right is a dutyw h i c h i s a s b i n d i n g o n t h eDepartment as any other.

An officer must treat a person with asmuch respect as that person willallow, and he must be constantlymindful that the people with whomhe is dealing are individuals withhuman emotions and needs. Suchconduct is not a duty imposed inaddition to an officer’s primaryresponsibilities, it is inherent in them.

330. ROLE OF THE INDIVIDUALOFFICERCommunity relations is manifested inits most common form in thenumerous daily encounters betweenindividual officers and citizens. It isat this level that reality is given to theunity of the people and the police andwhere the greatest burden forstrengthening community relations is laid.

In dealing with people each officermust attempt to make his contact onewhich inspires respect for himself asan individual and professional andone which generates the cooperationand approval of the public. Whileentitled to his personal beliefs, anofficer cannot allow his individualfeelings or prejudices to enter intopublic contacts. However, since ano f f i c e r ’ s p r e j u d i c e s m a y b esubconsciously manifested, it isincumbent upon him to strive for theelimination of attitudes which mighti m p a i r h i s i m p a r t i a l i t y a n deffectiveness.

340. EQUALITY OFENFORCEMENT.As one of the world’s largest cities,Los Angeles is composed of manydifferent communities, each with itsown life style and each with its ownindividual crime problems. Thecosmopolitan nature of the City ismanifested by the diverse ethnic andsociological background of itspeople. However, all persons in eacharea of the City have in common theneed for the protection which isafforded by fair and impartial lawenforcement.

Additionally, as a person movesthroughout the City, he must be ableto expect a similar police response tohis behavior wherever it occurs.


340. c-jW h e r e t h e l a w i s n o t e v e n l yenforced, there follows a reduction inrespect for the law and a resistance toits enforcement.

In order to respond to varying lawenforcement needs in the differentparts of the City, the Departmentmust have flexibility in deploymentand methods of enforcement;however, enforcement policies shouldbe formulated on a Citywide basis,and applied uniformly in all areas.

Implicit in uniform enforcement oflaw is the element of evenhandednessin its application. The amount offorce used or the method employedto secure compliance with the law orto make arrests is governed by theparticular situation. Similarcircumstances require similartreatment in all areas of the City andfor all groups and individuals.

To ensure equal treatment in similarcircumstances, an officer must bealert to situations where, because of alanguage barrier or for some otherreason, he may be called upon todisplay additional patience andunderstanding in dealing with whatmight otherwise appear to be a lackof response.

360. OPENNESS OF OPERATION.Law enforcement operations in a freesociety must not be shrouded insecrecy. It is necessary that there befull public disclosure of policies andan openness in matters of publicinterest. Consistent with protectionof the legal rights of involvedindividuals and with consideration ofthe necessity for maintaining theconfidentiality of Department recordsand of other primary Departmentresponsibilities, the Department is todisseminate accurate and factualaccounts of occurrences of publicinterest. Additionally, the Departmentmust strive to make known andaccepted its objectives and policies.


350. RESPONSIVENESS TO THE

The Department must be responsiveCOMMUNITY.

to the needs and problems of thecommunity. While the Department’stask is governed by the law, thepolicies formulated to guide theenforcement of the law must includeconsideration of the public will. Thisresponsiveness must be manifested atall levels of the Department by awillingness to listen and by a genuinec o n c e r n f o r t h e p r o b l e m s o findividuals or groups. The totalneeds of the community mustbecome an integral part of theprograms designed to carry out themission of the Department.

370. INTERPERSONAL

To promote understanding andcooperation them must be interpersonal

COMMUNICATION.

communication between members ofthe community and officers at alllevels of the Department. Eachemployee must be aware of the lawenforcement needs of the communityand his particular assigned area ofresponsibility. Guided by policy, anofficer must tailor his performance toa t t a i n t h e o b j e c t i v e s o f t h eDepartment and to solve the specificcrime problems in the area he serves.The Department must provide forprograms to encourage productivedialogue with the public at all levelsand to ensure that the unity of thepolice and the people is preserved.

380. TRAINING IN HUMAN ANDCOMMUNITY RELATIONS.The selection process for policeofficers is designed to choose themost qualified and to eliminate thosewho are physically, emotionally,mentally, or socially unfit. Thoseselected, however, are representativeof the community at large and assuch are subject to having the sameprejudices and biases found in muchof society. Exposure to crime and itsaftermath can tend to harden andrender insensitive an officer whosesympathetic understanding is needed

to properly perform his duties. TheDepartment must provide initial andcontinuing training in human andcommunity relations to help officersavoid this hardening of attitude andt o i m b u e i n e a c h o f f i c e r a nunderstanding of his total role in thecommunity.

LA Police Department Manualcommunity relations excerprecognizes that alcoholism andstress-related problems are genuinem e d i c a l p r o b l e m s w h i c h a r edeserving of the same concern anddegree of understanding as the moretraditional illnesses. Every employeeshould be aware of the symptoms ofalcoholism and stress. Employeess h o u l d n o t h e s i t a t e t o s e e kprofessional assistance forthemselves or offer to help fellowe m p l o y e e s a f f e c t e d b y t h e s edisorders. The personal obligation ofindividual employees regardingassistance to fellow employeesincludes the recognition of thesymptoms of alcoholism and/or stressproblems. T h e r e i s a l s o a naccompanying moral obligation toencourage the affected employee toseek professional assistance.

Supervisory personnel becominga w a r e o f b e h a v i o r a l p a t t e r n sindicative of alcoholism or stress


380. (CONTINUED)among Department employeesshould immediately meet with theconcerned employee to determine ifalcohol abuse or stress may becausing the problem behavior.Initially, the supervisor shouldencourage the concerned employee tovoluntarily seek assistance fromqualified professionals if alcoholabuse or stress is the basis for anemployee’s problem. If necessary,the concerned employee may bem a n d a t o r i l y d i r e c t e d t o t h eDepartment’s Behavioral ScienceServices for assistance.

COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

420. NEWS MEDIA RELATIONS.

420.10 ROLE OF THE NEWSMEDIA.A well-informed public is essential tothe existence of a democratic nation.To effectively exercise his franchise,a citizen must be aware of currentevents and the state of government.A free press serves the public bysupplying needed information, bys t i m u l a t i n g t h o u g h t , a n d b yproviding a medium for expression.

Crime, its results, and the efforts toc o m b a t i t a r e a l l m a t t e r s o fcontinuing public concern. The

420.30 DEPARTMENT PRESS iRELATIONS OFFICER.To foster cooperation and mutual ~respect between the news media andthe Department, a member of thepersonal staff of the Chief of Police isdesignated as the Department Press !Relations Officer. His personalservices are made available toauthorized representatives of the newsmedia to assist in solving problems ofmutual concern to the press and theDepartment. Additionally, the PressRelations Off&r responds to seriouspolice incidents to assist the newsmedia in their function.


Department is regularly involved inevents at which members of the newsmedia are properly present andperforming their task of gatheringinformation.

420.20 ROLE OF THEDEPARTMENT.The Department actively seeks toestablish a cooperative climate inwhich the news media may obtaininformation on matters of publicinterest in a manner which does nothamper police operations. However,certain information must be withheldfrom the news media in order toprotect the constitutional rights of anaccused, to avoid interfering with aDepartment investigation, or becauseit is legally privileged.

420.40 RESPONSIBILITY FORTHE RELEASE OFINFORMATION.When an event being investigated isof such a spectacular or unusualnature as to stimulate generalcommunity interest, the news mediawill be notified.

420.50 SCOPE AND CONTENTOF THE RELEASE OFINFORMATION.The scope and content of each releaseof information must be determinedaccording to the facts of eachsituation. Generally, a description ofthe circumstances which is not legallyprivileged and which will notprejudice the rights of suspects orinterfere with an investigation will bemade.

420.80 WHERE A NEWSMAN ISNOT AUTHORIZED.While a newsman may be permittedin the area of a crime scene or aserious police incident, he does nothave the authority to be within acrime scene or area which has beensecured to preserve evidence or atany location where his presencejeopardizes police operations.

420.85 NEWS MEDIA NOTEXEMPT FROM LAWS.A newsman’s primary responsibilityis to report the news by obtaininginformation and photographs atnews-worthy incidents. Hisopportunity to do so is infrequentlymomentary at an emergency scene.An officer sharing these circumstancesw i t h a n e w s m a n s h o u l d n o tunnecessarily obstruct the newsman inthe performance of his duty; however,members of the news media areneither impliedly nor expresslyexempt from any municipal, state, orfederal statute.

440. PUBLIC INFORMATION.

440.10 REQUESTS FORINFORMATION.The public has an abiding interest inlaw enforcement and in the activitiesof the Department. The news mediaand members of the public frequentlydirect inquiries to the Departmentseeking information on a variety ofsubjects. While it is the aim of theDepartment to fulfill such requests, itis not always possible to do so.Whether to release information or togrant interviews will be determinedaccording to the facts of each case.

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440.40 RESPONSIBILITY OFOFFICERS TO SUPPLYINFORMATION.Frequently, due to publicexpectations and because of hisaccessibility, an officer is called uponto supply information both relatedand unrelated to the law enforcementfunction. An officer shouldappropriately answer questions put tohim or refer the person to the properindividual or agency for suchanswers. When a request is made forinformation about a police matter, anofficer should decide if he is inpossession of sufficient facts and isqualified to respond, and whether theperson making the request is a properperson to receive the information.Generally, an officer should be openin his dealings with the public and,unless there is reason to the contrary,he should supply requestedinformation. He should, however, becautious to avoid representing as factthat which is his opinion.

480. LIAISON WITH CRIMINALJUSTICE SYSTEM.

480.10 COOPERATION WITHOTHER LAW ENFORCEMENTAGENCIES.The Department maintains a closeworking relationship with other lawenforcement agencies, and makes

available to them informationconcerning techniques and proceduresdeveloped or used by the Department.

480.20 CRITICISM OFCRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.The Department shares responsibilitywith the Judiciary and other lawenforcement and prosecutionagencies in the criminal justicesystem. All elements of the systemwork toward common objectives andeach element is functionallycomplementary. The cooperative andharmonious working relationshipswhich are essential in attaining thoseobjectives are impaired byunnecessary criticism of othersengaged in the administration ofcriminal justice. For that reasonofficers should be aware of the effectupon law enforcement of anycomments they make which might beinterpreted as being critical of otherlaw enforcement or prosecutionagencies or individual members ofthe Judiciary. However, it is notintended that there be anyinfringement of an officer’s right toexpress his personal views regardingthe criminal justice system in generalor any trends which seem destructiveof its efficacy.

LAW E N F O R C E M E N TOPERATIONS

504. THE NATURE OF THETASK.L a w enforcement operations consistof many diverse activities which aredirected toward the attainment ofDepartment objectives. Activitiessuch as patrolling, conducting fieldinterviews, and issuing trafficcitations are not objectives inthemselves; rather, they are methodsof achieving the real objectives ofpreventing and deterring crime,arresting criminal offenders, andpreventing traffic collisions.

Decisions in law enforcementoperations frequently must be madein an instant, and the lives of officersand others may depend upon thequality of those decisions. An officeris confronted in stress situations withboth criminal and noncriminalbehavior, and he must be capable ofmaking a reasonable response in bothcases. An officer musts base hisconduct and action in each instanceupon the facts of the situation as theyreasonably appear, relying upon hisexperience, training, and judgment toguide him toward morally justifiedand lawful decisions and actions.


SOS. POLICE ACTION BASED ONLEGAL JUSTIFICATION.What is reasonable in terms ofappropriate police action or whatconstitutes probable cause varieswith each situation, and differentfacts may justify either aninvestigation, a detention, a search,an arrest, or no action at all. Therequirement that legal justification bepresent imposes a limitation on anofficer’s action. In every case, anofficer must act reasonably within thelimits of his authority as defined bystatute and judicial interpretation,thereby ensuring that the rights ofboth the individual and the public areprotected.

520. PRELIMINARYINVESTIGATION.

520.10 SCOPE OF PRELIMINARYINVESTIGATION.The scope of preliminary investigationby a uniformed officer may be veryrestricted or it may constitute theentire investigation of the crime. In aparticular crime, the scope of thepreliminary investigation may belimited by investigative policy, and inall cases it is limited by an officer’sassignment workload. Consistentwith his other responsibilities, anofficer should continue a preliminaryinvestigation to the point where thedelay in investigation caused by thereport being processed will notmaterially jeopardize theinvestigation.


520.20 FOLLOW-UPINVESTIGATION BY UNIFORMEDOFFICERS.Uniformed officers may conduct alimited follow-up investigation uponsupervisory approval when there is areasonable chance of apprehendingthe suspect, when there is a need forobtaining additional information forthe preliminary investigation report,or when there are other compellingcircumstances.

520.30 COURTESY CRIMEREPORTS.Generally, crime reports shall not becompleted for occurrences outsidethe City. Department personnelshould impress upon a citizenrequesting a crime report theimportance of an expeditiousinvestigation and the fact that this canonly occur if the crime is reported tothe concerned agency. In those caseswhere exigent circumstances existthat would make it impractical for aperson to report the crime to theconcerned agency, a courtesy reportmay be completed, with priorsupervisory approval,

522. REPORTING INCIDENTSMOTIVATED BY HATRED ORPREJUDICE.It is the policy of the Los AngelesPolice Department to ensure that therights of all people guaranteed by the

constitutions of the United States andthe State of California are protected.When such rights are infringed uponby violence, threats, or otherharassment, the Department will useevery necessary resource to rapidlyand decisively identify the suspects,arrest them, and bring them tojustice.

Acts or threats of violence motivatedby hatred or prejudice are serious.Such acts generate fear and concernamong victims and the public andhave the potential of recurring,escalating, and possibly causingcounterviolence.

528. FIELD SUPERVISION.Since emergency situations occurwithout warning, and their duration isoften brief, officers must frequentlymake critical decisions withoutbenefit of on-the-scene direction. Inmost police operations, however,supervision is ava i l ab le and /necessary to provide guidance and ’training. S u p e r v i s i o n g i v e scoherence to the police task andd i r e c t s t h e e n e r g i e s o f t h eDepartment into an organized effort.Proper supervision is essential tomaintain a professional level ofcompetence in law enforcementoperations,

520.10 SUPERVISION IN FIELDOPERATIONS.The Department is an organizationwith an assignment of responsibilityand accountability throughout therank structure. To the degree that asenior officer is responsible andaccountable for the performance ofhis junior, he must be grantedcommensurate authority in order toproperly discharge his supervisorialresponsibility. Field supervisionbegins with the senior policemen ofthe Department, and it is upon themthat the primary burden of trainingand supervising less experiencedofficers is placed. A field sergeant ist h e f i r s t l e v e l o f f u l l - t i m esupervision, and it is his primaryresponsibility to guide, train, direct,and motivate those over whom he hascontrol. A field sergeant is notnormally expected to engage in lawenforcement operations except in acommand or supervisory capacity.

536. CRIME SCENESUPERVISION.The senior investigating officerpresent is in charge of a crime scene.

540. FOLLOW-UPINVESTIGATION.

540.10 INVESTIGATION OFREPORTED CRIMES.Follow-up investigation consists ofefforts to interview victims andwitnesses; locate, identify, andPreserve physical evidence; recover

stolen property; identify, locate,interview, and arrest suspects; presentthe case to the prosecutor; andcooperate in the prosecution of thedefendant. Such investigations areconducted to produce evidencerelating to the guilt or innocence ofany suspect and to recover property.

540.20 ALLOCATION OFRESOURCES TO FOLLOW-UPINVESTIGATIONS.As it is not feasible to expend equaltime and energy in the investigationof all reported crimes, priority ofinvestigation and allocation ofresources must be based upon therelative seriousness of each reportedcrime. However, reported crimeswill be investigated to the fullestextent possible without regard to thestatus of the victims or the areas ofthe City in which the crimes occur.

544. INFORMANTS.

544.10 USE OF INFORMANTS.Often, information from confidentialsources is the investigative leadwhich solves a case and withoutw h i c h t h e r e c o u l d n o t b e aprosecution.


544.10 (CONTINUED)Information is received by theDepartment regarding criminalactivities and suspects from personsin all walks of life. Many peoplewho give information have beenvictims or witnesses of crimes, orthey may have a strong desire to aidlaw enforcement. There are othersmotivated purely by selfish interests.However, r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e i rmotivation, the use of informants is abasic weapon in the fight againstcrime, and they are a judiciallyrecognized source of information.An informant’s motivation should becarefully evaluated in determiningt h e e x t e n t u p o n w h i c h t h einformation will be relied.

544.20 INFORMANT’SIMMUNITY FROMPROSECUTION.Informants will sometimes offer toexchange information for immunityor for their release. Such immunitymay properly be granted by a judgein a judicial proceeding; however,neither the Department nor any of itsmembers may grant any personimmunity from prosecution.

546. CONDUCT OFUNDERCOVER OFFICERS.In order to obtain information andevidence regarding criminal activities,it may be necessary that the

548. DEPARTMENT RESPONSETO IMPENDING RIOT.When the City is confronted with asituation which may escalate into ariot, the Department must establishcontrol of the situation by reactingquickly and committing sufficientresources to control the situation.Control must be established in allparts of the involved area so that


Department utilize undercoveroperators. Such operators shall notbecome “Agents Provocateurs” orengage in entrapment. The officersshall not commit any act or omit toperform any duty imposed by lawwhich constitutes a crime.

547. UNDERCOVER OFFICERSPOSING AS MEMBERS OF THENEWS MEDIA.The use of a news media cover by anofficer to obtain intelligenceinformation is not an acceptable formof undercover activity. Once a policeofficer is discovered in such a role,particularly in a crowd controlsituation, legitimate members of themedia become suspect and couldpossibly be exposed to danger. Inaddition, such undercover activitydoes damage to the trust whichshould exist between members of afree society and the news mediawhich serves them.

548. (CONTINUED)there are no areas into which theDepartment cannot go. Law violatorsm u s t be arrested and their prosecutionsought. Finally, the Department mustremain in the affected area withadequate personnel and equipment fora sufficient period of time after orderis restored to convince all concernedthat additional outbreaks will not betolerated.

556. USE OF FIREARMS.

556.10 PREAMBLETOTHEPOLICYON THE USE OF FIREARMS.The use of a firearm is in allprobability the most serious act inwhich a law enforcement officer willengage. It has the most far-reachingconsequences for all of the partiesinvolved. It is, therefore, imperativenot only that the officer act within theboundaries of legal guidelines, ethics,good judgment, and acceptedpractices, but also that the officer beprepared by training, leadership, anddirection to act wisely wheneverusing a firearm in the course of duty.

A reverence for the value of humanl i f e s h a l l g u i d e o f f i c e r s i nconsidering the use of deadly force.While officers have an affirmativeduty to use that degree of force

necessary to protect human life, theuse of deadly force is not justifiedmerely to protect property interests.

It is in the public interest that a policeoff&r of this Department be guidedby a policy which the people believeto be fair and appropriate and whichcreates public confidence in theDepartment and its individualofficers.

This policy is not intended to createdoubt in the mind of an officer at amoment when action is critical andthere is little time for meditation orreflection. It provides basicguidelines governing the use offirearms so that officers can beconfident in exercising judgment asto the use of deadly force. Such apolicy must be viewed as anadministrative guide for decision-making before the fact and as astandard for administrative judgmentof the propriety of the action taken.It is not to be considered a standardfor external judgment (civil orcriminal litigation) of the propriety ofan action taken. This is a matter ofestablished law and also a process forcourts and juries reviewing specificfacts of a given incident.

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556.20 NECESSITY THATOFFICERS BE ARMED.As long as members of the public arevictims of violent crimes and officersin the performance of their duties areconfronted with deadly force, it willremain necessary for police officersto be properly armed for theprotection of society and themselves.

556.25 REASON FOR THE USEOF DEADLY FORCE.An officer is equipped with a firearmto protect himself or others againstthe immediate threat of death orserious bodily injury or to apprehenda fleeing felon who has committed aviolent crime and whose escapepresents a substantial risk of death orserious bodily injury to others.

556.30 PROTECTION OFGENERAL PUBLIC.Regardless of the nature of the crimeor the justification for firing at asuspect, officers must remember thattheir basic responsibility is to protectthe public. Officers shall not fireunder conditions that would subjectbystanders or hostages to death orpossible injury, except to preservelife or prevent serious bodily injury.Firing under such conditions is notjustified unless the failure to do so atthe time would create a substantialimmediate threat of death or seriousbodily injury.

556.35 MINIMIZING THE RISK

An officer does not shoot with theintent to kill; he shoots when it is

OF DEATH.

necessary to prevent the individual ,f r o m c o m p l e t i n g w h a t h e i sattempting. In the extreme stress of ashooting situation, an officer may nothave the opportunity or ability todirect his shot to a nonfatal area. Torequire him to do so, in everyinstance, could increase the risk ofharm to himself or others. However,in keeping with the philosophy thatthe minimum force that is necessaryshould be used, officers should be !aware that, even in the rare caseswhere the use of firearms reasonably 1appears necessary, the risk of deathto any person should be minimized.

556.40 THE USE OF DEADLYFORCE.An officer is authorized the use ofdeadly force when it reasonablyappears necessary:

I* To protect himself or others froman immediate threat of death orserious bodily injury, or* To prevent a crime where thesuspect’s actions place persons injeopardy of death or serious bodilyinjury, or* To apprehend a fleeing felon for acrime involving serious bodily injury

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556.40 (CONTINUED)or the use of deadly force wherethere is a substantial risk that theperson whose arrest is sought willcause death or serious bodily injuryto others if apprehension is delayed.Officers shall not use deadly force toprotect themselves from assaultswhich are not likely to have seriousresults.

Firing at or from moving vehicles isgenerally prohibited. Experienceshows such action is rarely effectiveand is extremely hazardous toinnocent persons.

Deadly force shall only be exercisedwhen all reasonable alternatives havebeen exhausted or appear impracticable.

556.50 JUSTIFICATION LIMITEDTO FACTS KNOWN TOOFFICER.Justification for the use of deadlyforce must be limited to whatreasonably appear to be the factsknown or perceived by an officer atthe time he decides to shoot. Factsunknown to an officer, no matter howcompelling, cannot be considered at alater date to justify a shooting.

556.55 SUSPECTED FELONYOFFENDERS.An officer shall not tire at a personwho is called upon to halt on mere suspicion and who simply runs awayto avoid arrest. Nor should an officertire at a ‘fleeing felon’ if the officerhas any doubt whether the persontired at is in fact the person againstwhom the use of deadly force ispermitted under this policy.

556.60 YOUTHFUL FELONYSUSPECTS.This Department has always utilizedextreme caution with respect to theuse of deadly force against youthfuloffenders. Nothing in this policy isintended to reduce the degree of carerequired in such cases.

556.70 SHOOTING AT FLEEINGMISDEMEANANTS.Officers shall not use deadly force toeffect the arrest or prevent the escapeof a person whose only offense isclassified solely as a misdemeanorunder the Penal Code.

556.75 FIRING WARNINGSHOTS.Generally, warning shots should notbe tired.


556.80 DRAWING OREXHIBITING FIREARMS.Unnecessarily or prematurelydrawing or exhibiting a firearm limitsan officer’s alternatives in controllinga situation, creates unnecessaryanxiety on the part of citizens, andmay result in an unwarranted oraccidental discharge of the firearm.Officers shall not draw or exhibit afirearm unless the circumstancessurrounding the incident create areasonable belief that it may benecessary to use the firearm inconformance with this policy on theuse of firearms.

Note: During a special meeting onSeptember 29, 1977, the Board ofPolice Commissioners adopted thefollowing as a valid interpretation ofthis Section:

“Unnecessarily or prematurelydrawing or exhibiting a firearm limitsan officer’s alternatives in controllinga situation, creates unnecessaryanxiety on the part of citizens, andmay result in an unwarranted oraccidental discharge of the firearm.An officer’s decision to draw orexhibit a firearm should be based onthe tactical situation and the officer’sr e a s o n a b l e b e l i e f t h e r e i s asubstantial risk that the situation mayescalate to the point where deadly

force may be justified. When anofficer has determined that the use ofdeadly force is not necessary, theofficer shall, as soon as practicable,secure or holster the firearm.”

564. OFFICERS SURRENDERINGWEAPON.An officer or his partner may be atthe mercy of an armed suspect whohas the advantage, but experience hasshown that the danger to an officer isnot reduced by his giving up his gun ~upon demand. Surrendering hisweapon might mean giving away hisonly chance for survival; therefore,an officer should use every tacticaltool at his disposal to avoidsurrendering his weapon.

571. USE OF DEPARTMENTPOLICE DOGS.Police dogs are a multi-functionalasset of the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment. Police dogs may beused in appropriate circumstances toassist officers in the search forcriminal suspects; the detection andlocation of narcotics and/orexplosives; and the location of imissing adults or juveniles.

Supervisors or officers at the scene ofa police incident may request theassistance of a police dog and shallbe responsible for determining if thedog is to be used. When a police dog

571. (CONTINUED)is deployed, the dog handler shall besolely responsible for the control anddirection of the dog.

police dogs may be used:

* In the detection, control, andapprehension of a suspect when thereis a reasonable suspicion of thesuspect’s involvement in criminalactivity;* In the search of buildings and largeareas for suspects;* In the investigation of a crime orpossible crime;* In searches for narcotics and/ornarcotic paraphernalia;* In searches for explosives and/orexplosive devices;* In criminal and non-criminalincidents to assist in the search formissing juveniles or adults.

Police dogs are employed to assistofficers in the performance of theirduties. In appropriate circumstances,police dogs may be used to defendpeace officers and others fromImminent danger at the hands of anassailant, and may defend themselvesfrom annoying, harassing, orprovoking acts.

584. VICE ENFORCEMENT.The people through their electedrepresentatives have decided thatcriminal sanctions should be imposedagainst certain behavior which hasbeen traditionally labeled as “vice.”

The Department is charged with theenforcement of all criminal statutesincluding those defining viceoffenses. Where vice conditions areallowed to continue, they are soonexploited by organized crime and themoney thus obtained is often used tofinance other criminal ventures orattempts to corrupt public officials.

To prevent the spread of viceconditions, the Department will takeaggressive enforcement actionagainst all commercialized viceactivities, against those vice activitieswhich have been complained of, andagainst conspicuous vice conditionswhich appear on the streets and in thepublic places of the City.

588. NARCOTIC ENFORCEMENT.It is the objective of the Departmentto enforce all local, State, and federalstatutes w h i c h p r o h i b i t t h epossession, use, or traffic in narcotics,non-prescription dangerous drugs,and other restricted or prohibitedsubstances. Through a combinationof aggressive enforcement and public


588. (CONTINUED)education, the Department seeks toprevent and deter the use andpossession of, and traffic in, all suchsubstances within the City. In sodoing, the Department may alsoconduct investigations outside theCity in cooperation with appropriatelaw enforcement agencies to preventthe flow of such illegal substancesinto the City.

To prevent the spreading use ofnarcotics and other dangeroussubstances, the Department engagesin public education programs toinform people about the effects andhazards of drug abuse. Additionally,the Department provides the publicwith factual information with whichto make decisions regarding the useof drugs and to assist members of thepublic in recognizing symptoms andindications of drug use in others. Anunderstanding and appreciation of thefull effect and extent of drug abuse isessential for success in overcomingits threat. By working with andt h r o u g h t h e c o m m u n i t y , t h eDepartment seeks to engage thepeople in a cooperative attack on thiscritical problem.

VOLUME III-MANAGEMENTRULES ANDPROCEDURES

GENERAL MANAGEMENTPROCEDURES

258. MONTHLY SHOOTINGQUALIFICATION.All officers, line reserve officers, andsecurity officers shall qualify in theprescribed manner as required in 131258.02. This qualification shall !take place at a range under the supervision of the Los AngelesPolice Department.

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Ear Protectors. All Departmentpersonnel who are on the firing line of ’any Department range when live firingis taking place shall wear ear protectors

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provided by the Department, orpersonal ear protectors of a typeapproved by the Department Armorer.

258.01 FAILURE TO MEET ‘:QUALIFICATIONREQUIREMENT.When notified that an officer, reserveofficer, or security officer under hisc o m m a n d f a i l s t o m e e t t h equalification requirement and theofficer does not have a valid

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258.01 (CONTINUED)exemption (3/258.02), the concernedcommanding officer shall initiate aPersonnel Complaint, Form 1.8 1.Commanding officers shall beresponsible for the administration ofdisciplinary action resulting fromfailures to qualify and multiple use ofCity ammunition.

258.02 EXEMPTIONS TOREQUIREMENT TO QUALIFY.Medical Exemptions. An officer orsecurity officer who is unable to firethe qualification course because of aninjury or physical defect shall beexamined by a physician. The officeror security officer shall obtain astatement from the physiciandescribing the nature of the injury orphysical defect and an estimate of thelength of time for which the officeror security officer should bee x e m p t e d f r o m q u a l i f i c a t i o nrequirements. The statement shall ber e v i e w e d a n d s i g n e d b y t h econcerned commanding officer.After signing the request, theconcerned commanding officer shallforward a copy of the statement tothe Medical Liaison Section and filethe original in the officer’s DivisionEmployee Folder, Form 1.1.

Note: An officer or security officerwho is off duty for a period of timecomprising the last seven calendar

days of a qualification period due toillness or injury shall be exempt fromthe qualification requirements forthat qualification period.

A line reserve officer who is unableto fire the qualification coursebecause of an injury or illness shallsubmit an Employee’s Report, Form15.7, in duplicate to his commandingofficer. The Form 15.7 shall includea description of the injury and theestimated length of the period ofincapacity.

Vacation Exemptions. When theshooting qualification requirementwould present an undue hardship toan officer, line reserve officer, orsecurity officer while on vacation, theemployee may submit an Employee’sReport, Form 15.7, to hiscommanding officer at least one weekprior to his vacation requesting thequalification requirement be waived.The employee’s commanding officershall consider each request andrecommend approval if the request isjustified. When it appears that theemployee will have an opportunity tofulfill the shooting qualificationrequirement without undue hardship,the Form 15.7 shall be returned to theemployee and the request denied.Approved requests shall be retainedin the officer’s Division EmployeeFolder. Form 1.1.

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258.02 (CONTINUED)Thirty Year Exemptions. Officerswho have completed thirty or moreyears of service shall be required tomeet the firearms qualifications onlyonce each calendar year at theirconvenience. Exempt officers areencouraged to qualify on a factoryammunition qualification month.

Note: Exempt officers shall replacetheir Department issued factoryammunition every six months.

258.14 FIREARMS ANDEQUIPMENT USED FORQUALIFYING.The firearm and equipment used by anofficer or reserve officer to fulfill hisqualification shooting requirementsshall be the same firearm andequipment items he carries on-duty inhis current assignment.

Security officers shall use thefirearms provided for their use at therange at which they qualify.

Exception: An on-duty officer, whenpracticable, shall use a shotgunassigned to his division whenqualifying on the shotgun range.

258.18 AMMUNITION USEDFOR QUALIFYING.Ammunition used in qualificationand bonus qualification shootingshall be either full factory loadservice ammunition or reloadpractice ammunition with ball orwadcutter lead bullet. Explosive,incendiary, Hi-Way Master, dum-dum, foreign-made, or any bulletdeveloping a velocity exceeding onethousand feet per second shall not bepermitted. No allowance will bemade for misfires when reloadammunition is used in a bonusqualification shoot.

Exception: Officers, reserve officers,and security officers shall qualifytwice yearly with factory ammunitionwhich is due to be replaced incompliance with Section 3/611.20.

258.20 CITY-PAID AMMUNITION.City paid ammunition may be used byan officer for either the scheduledqualification shoot during any periodor the bonus qualification shoot duringthose periods when he is scheduled toshoot the target course. An officer,reserve officer, or security officerdesiring to use City-paid ammunitionfor qualification shall present hisidentification card to the range officerand shall sign his name and serialnumber on a Qualification/BonusShoot Record, Form 13.5.0 (green).


258.20 (CONTINUED)Each officer, and each securityofficer who has been employed assuch for one year or longer, shall beentitled to thirty rounds of City-paida m m u n i t i o n p e r p e r i o d f o rqualification. An officer, or securityofficer who has been employed forone year or longer, failing to qualifywith City-paid ammunition shallpurchase the additional ammunitionnecessary and shall sign his nameand serial number on aQualification/Bonus Shoot Record,Form 13.5.1 (buff) each time hemakes additional attempts to qualify.An officer, or a security officer whohas been employed for one year orlonger, may submit only one greencard in any qualification period. Hemay submit as many plain cards asare necessary for him to qualify.

Security officers in their first year ofemployment, and reserve officers,will be permitted to use City-paidammunition for each attempt toqualify until the qualificationrequirements have been fulfilled.Reserve officers, and security officersin their first year of employment,shall sign their names and serialnumbers on a Qualification/BonusShoot Record, Form 13.5.0 (green)each time ammunition is issued forqualification. However, a reserve

officer, or a security officer in hisfirst year of employment, may berequired to undergo remedialfirearms training when he fails toqualify after several attempts.

Exception: City-paid ammunitionshall not be furnished for the initialattempt to qualify during thoseperiods when factory ammunitionmust be used for qualification.Officers failing to qualify withfactory ammunition shall be requiredto purchase the ammunition neededfor subsequent attempts to qualify.Reload ammunition may be used forsubsequent attempts to qualify.

258.24 MULTIPLE USE OF CITYAMMUNITION.When a commanding officer isnotified that an officer under hisc o m m a n d h a s u s e d c i t y - p a i dammunition more than once in anyq u a l i f i c a t i o n p e r i o d w i t h o u tauthorization, he shall direct theofficer to report to the AccountingSection, Fiscal Operations Division,within fourteen (14) days forpayment of the appropriate fees. Theofficer shall report to Parker Center,on any weekday, between the hours

. . of 0830 and 1700, and s h a l l pay a teeequal to the purchase price of theextra ammunition used. The officershall obtain a receipt from the Police

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258.24 (CONTINUED)Accountant, which he shall present to

complete an Operator SecurityStatement, Form 1.58, for each

his commanding officer as evidence employee having access to suchof compliance. terminals.

RECORDS AND REPORTS

405. CONFIDENTIAL NATUREOF DEPARTMENT RECORDS,REPORTS, ANDINFORMATION.All official files, documents, records,reports, and information held by theDepartment or in the custody orcontrol of an employee of theDepartment shall be regarded asconfidential. Employees shall notdisclose or permit the disclosure oruse of such files, documents, reports,records, or information except asrequired in the performance of theirofficial duties. The unauthorized useof information obtained throughemployment with the Los AngelesPolice Department can subject theemployee to possible disciplinaryaction and/or criminal prosecution.This includes information obtainedfrom manually stored records, as wellas information obtained formautomated records.

Note: The home address, telephonenumber, and o t h e r p e r s o n a linformation concerning Departmentemployees may be released to personb o t h w i t h i n a n d o u t s i d e t h e !Department only with the approval ofthe concerned watch commander orofficer-in-charge.

406. RELEASE OF POLICERECORD INFORMATION. ~

406.10 GUIDELINES AND 1RESTRICTIONS FOR THERELEASE OF POLICE RECORDINFORMATION.Employees shall be guided byM a n u a l S e c t i o n l/440.40 w h e n (releasing any information to thepublic. The following guidelinesshall apply to all releases of policerecord information.

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Concerned supervisors in unitshaving access to terminal points forCity-controlled computers containingconfidential information shall

Guidelines. Information regarding !the commission of a crime and the ~resulting investigation may be made !available to the public prior to themaking of an arrest, the issuance ofan arrest warrant, or the filing offormal charges. The followingguidelines shall apply to all releasesof information to the public.

406.10 (CONTINUED)* Department personnel should notrelease information if it is believedt h a t i t w o u l d j e o p a r d i z e t h ei n v e s t i g a t i o n ; j e o p a r d i z e t h esuccessful prosecution of a criminalcase; affect the outcome of a civilcase involving the City of LosAngeles; or infringe upon theperson’s right to privacy.

Note: Facts concerning the crimewhich could only be known by theperpetrator, or which could beutilized as polygraph keys should notbe released.

* The home address of the victim of acrime shall not be released to the publicunless the home address is also thelocation of the crime. The name andhome address of a witness to a crimeshall not be released to the public.

Exception: The above informationmay be released if given permissionto do so by the respective victim orwitness, or if the investigating officerbelieves that its release would assistin the investigation of the crime.

* The name and address of aconfidential informant shall not bereleased.

UNIFORMS AND PERSONALEQUIPMENT

601. POSSESSION OFUNIFORMS AND PERSONALEQUIPMENT.

601.10 REQUIREMENTS.All officers shall possess at all timesa serviceable uniform and thenecessary equipment to performuniformed field duty. Officersassigned to duty wherein a specialuniform is required shall also possessthe uniform required by their specialassignment. All uniforms andequipment referred to in this Chaptershall meet the specifications outlinedin the Department Uniform andPersonal Equipment Specifications.

Exception: Exemptions from thisSection may be granted by the Chiefof Police.

602. MAINTENANCE OFUNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT.

602.10 AVAILABILITY FOR USE.All uniforms and equipment shall bemaintained in a clean serviceablecondition and shall be ready at alltimes for immediate use.


602.20 LEATHER EQUIPMENTMAINTENANCE.Leather equipment shall be kept dyedand shined, and shall be replacedwhen it is cracked or worn out.

605. PERSONAL APPEARANCE.

605.10 PERSONALAPPEARANCE-GENERAL.An employee shall be neat and cleanat all times while on-duty, unless thenature of his assignment requireotherwise.

605.20 HAIR STANDARDS-GENERAL.While on-duty, all employees shallkeep their hair neat, clean, and well-groomed.

Exception: Authorization to deviatefrom this requirement may begranted by commanding officers ofemployees in low visibility positions.

605.22 HAIR STANDARDS-UNIFORMED.Male Employees. On-duty uniformedmale employees shall keep their hairproperly trimmed. The hair shall be atleast moderately tapered, shall not extendbelow the top of the shirt collar nor coverany portion of the ear, and shall not

interfere with the proper wearing of the

Female Employees. On-dutyuniformed female employeesassigned to field duty shall arrangetheir hair so that it does not extendbelow the bottom edge of the collar,nor interfere with the proper wearingof the uniform hat. Hair shall bearranged so as not to interfere withvision in any way.

On-duty uniformed female employeesassigned to field duty shall notarrange their hair in a ponytailhairstyle.

Uniformed females who are not fieldcertified shall maintain their hair soas to present a neat appearanceconsistent with the type of dutyperformed.

605.24 HAIR STANDARDS-SWORN NON-UNIFORMEDMale employees. On-duty swornnon-uniform male employees shallkeep their hair properly trimmed atall times. The hair shall bemoderately tapered and shall notextend below the top of the shirt collarnor cover any portion of the ear.

Female Employees. On-duty swornnon-uniform female employees shallmaintain their hair so as to present aneat appearance consistent with theirjob assignment.


605.24 (CONTINUED)Exception: Employees in lowvisibility assignments may deviatefrom these standards with theapproval of their commandingofficer.

605.70 ORNAMENTATION.Uniformed employees shall not wearany unauthorized ornamentation suchas earrings; necklaces; bracelets; orlarge, conspicuous rings.

606. WEARING OF UNIFORM.

606.10 WHO SHALL WEAR

UNIFORM.All employees regardless of rankshall wear the prescribed uniformand personal equipment during theirtours of duty.

606.20 EXEMPTIONS TOWEARING UNIFORMS.The following officers are exemptedfrom wearing the prescribed uniform(3/606.10):

* Chief of Police.* Directors.* Bureau commanding officers.* Inspection staff.* Plainclothes investigation officers.

Special Exemptions. When thewearing of a uniform is not practicalbecause of work conditions, and

when prior exemption has beengranted by the Chief of Police,certain officers may be exemptedform wearing the prescribed uniform.

610. FIREARMS.

610.10 POSSESSION REQUIRED.Every officer shall possess anauthorized firearm.

610.12 PRIMARY WEAPON.A primary weapon is the Departmentapproved firearm which officers arerequired to carry on-duty. Primaryweapons shall be approved by theDepartment Armorer.

610.13 COMPACTSEMIAUTOMATIC PISTOLSUSED AS A PRIMARYWEAPON.Officers that are assigned to non-uniformed assignments, such asdetectives, staff personnel,specialized unit members, etc., maycarry as their primary weapon aDepartment approved compactsemiautomatic pistol while assigned to atemporary uniformed assignment. Theconcerned officers shall carry theappropriate ammunition, magazines,magazine pouch, and holster foruniformed officers. r


610.14 ADDITIONALWEAPONS/BACKUP WEAPONS.Additional weapons/backup weaponsshall be approved by the DepartmentArmorer and carried concealed(3/610.20).

610.15 CITY-OWNEDREVOLVERS.Officers who have been furnished aCity-owned revolver may carry thatrevolver while on-duty as theirprimary weapon.

Note: Officers who possess a City-owned six-inch revolver may, at theirown expense, have the barrel cut tofour inches by the DepartmentArmorer. The Department Armorershall maintain sole responsibility forany mechanical repair or alteration ofCity-owned firearms, includingremoval of the side plates ormodification of the original finish.

610.17 PRIVATELY-OWNEDREVOLVERS.On-duty officers may carry, as theirprimary weapon, a privately-ownedrevolver that has been approved bythe Department Armorer and thatmeets Department specifications for

610.25 MANUALLY COCKINGAND FIRING THE DOUBLE-ACTION SEMIAUTOMATICPISTOL.Because of the potential for an accidentaldischarge when the hammer of a double-action semiautomatic pistol is manuallycocked to the rear of the slide, the manualcocking of such a pistol is prohibited. Thefirst round shall be fired in the double-action mode.

Note: Generally, the pistol should bereturned to double-action mode whenthe involved officer has determinedthat the immediate necessity to fireno longer exists (e.g., prior to a footpursuit or climbing a wall).Accuracy and fire control are theofficer’s goals when confronted bythe need to stop a life-threateningattack.

610.40 MAINTENANCE OFFIREARMS.Firearms carried on-duty shall bemaintained in a clean, serviceablecondition.

610.50 UNIFORMEDOFFICERS-REQUIREDFIREARMS.Personnel on-duty, in uniform, shallcarry a four or six inch primaryweapon in the uniform holsterattached to the equipment belt.

a primary weapon.


610.50 (CONTINUED)Exception: Uniformed personnel inan assignment that does not involvephysical contact with the public maycarry a revolver that meets thespecifications of an additionalweapon, as their primary weapon,with prior approval of the concernedbureau commanding officer.

610.60 DETECTIVES- REQUIREDFIREARMSPersonnel classified as case carryingdetectives shall carry, while on-duty,an authorized four or six inchprimary weapon, concealed and in aholster.

Exception: Revolvers with two inchbarrels and steel frames which werepurchased and approved by theDepartment prior to November 21,1967, may be carried by plainclothesfield officers as a primary weapon.

610.67 SPECIAL DUTYASSIGNMENTS- FIREARMS.Officers assigned “Special Duties”may carry firearms other than thosedescribed as primary or additionalweapons as long as the firearms areconsistent with their particularassignment and prior writtenapproval is obtained from theircommanding officer. Bureaucommanding officers shall have auditresponsibilities to ensure compliance.

Note: Special duties may include,but are not limited to, SWAT,Detective Support Division, vice, andnarcotics.

610.70 ADDITIONAL FIREARMSCARRIED ON-DUTY.An officer carrying an additionalfirearm while on-duty shall ensurethat it is concealed and contained insuch a manner that the firearm willnot fall out or become accessible tounauthorized persons, and that itconforms to the specifications setforth in section l-113.2 of theUniform and Personal EquipmentSpecifications Manual.

610.90 PROPER HOLSTERINGOF CONCEALED FIREARMSCARRIED BY ON AND OFF-DUTY PERSONNEL.Every officer carrying a concealedfirearm shall carry the firearm in aholster specifically designed for thefirearm being carried. The holstermust be constructed so the firearmmay be drawn and reholsteredwithout difficulty. When the firearmis carried on the person, the holsterused shall be designed to secure thefirearm in the holster and prevent thefirearm from being cocked. Theholstered firearm shall be securelyattached to the officer or may becarried concealed in a containerunder the officer’s immediate control.


610.90 (CONTINUED)Such a container may include, but isnot limited to, purses and briefcases.The container must be capable ofbeing secured in such a manner thatthe holstered firearm will not fall outor become accessible to unauthorizedpersons. The container shall allowthe officer immediate access to thefirearm.

Exception: The concerned commandingofficer may grant permission fornoncompliance when the nature of aparticular duty assignment with tacticalconsiderations requires that a firearm becarried in a container including, but notlimited to, purses, briefcases, or workoutbags under the officer’s immediatecontrol. The container must be capableof being secured in such a manner thatthe holstered firearm will not fall out orbecome accessible to unauthorizedpersons.

611. AMMUNITION.

611.10 POSSESSION OFAMMUNITION.On-duty officers shall not possess intheir weapon, on their person, inprivately owned vehicles parked ondivisional parking lots, or elsewherein any Department facility, anyammunition other than that whichhas been approved by the Departmentas authorized ammunition.

Exception: Officers may possessother than Department approvedammunition while tiring at the PoliceAcademy range for recreationalpurposes. Reload ammunition mayb e u s e d f o r q u a l i f i c a t i o n a tDepartment ranges.

Off-duty officers who carry aconcealed weapon pursuant to theirauthorization to do so by virtue oftheir employment as Los Angelespolice officers shall carry onlyauthorized ammunition in theirweapons.

611.20 REPLACEMENT OFAMMUNITION. All ammunitionrequired by this Chapter shall bereplaced with new ammunition everysix months.

611.30 REQUIREDAMMUNITION FOR PRIMARYWEAPON-UNIFORMEDOFFICERS.Revolver. The service revolver shallbe carried fully loaded by uniformedofficers assigned to field duty. Inaddition, uniformed officers in fieldassignments shall carry a minimumof 12 rounds in the cartridge case.

Semiautomatic Pistol. Uniformedofficers shall carry their primarysemiautomatic pistol (and magazine)


611.30 (CONTINUED) Semiautomatic Pistol. Plainclothesfully loaded at all times when officers shall carry their primaryassigned to field duty. In addition, semiautomatic pistol (and magazine)uniformed o f f i c e r s i n field fully loaded at all times. In addition,assignments shall carry as a they shall carry as a minimum form i n i m u m f o r t h e i r p r i m a r y their primary semiautomatic pistolsemiautomatic pistol two fully loaded one fully loaded magazine in areserve magazines in the magazine magazine pouch worn on the belt orpouch. shoulder holster strap.

Exception: Uniformed personnelwho carry a primary semiautomaticpistol or an authorized additionalsemiautomatic pistol as a primaryweapon in an assignment that doesnot involve physical contact with thepublic or does not require thewearing of the Police Equipment Beltshall carry as a minimum one fullyloaded magazine in a magazinepouch worn on the belt or shoulderholster strap.

Exception: At the discretion of theircommanding officer, undercoverofficers and “Special Duties” officersmay be exempted form DepartmentManual provisions pertaining tohandguns, ammunition, and relatedequipment (3/610.67).

611.50 ADDITIONALAMMUNITION.

611.40 REQUIREDAMMUNITION FOR PRIMARYWEAPON-PLAINCLOTHESOFFICERS.Revolver. Plainclothes officers shallcarry their revolver fully loaded at alltimes. In addition, they shall carry am i n i m u m o f s i x r o u n d s o fammunition in a cartridge carrierworn on the belt or shoulder holsterstrap.

I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e r e q u i r e dammunition carried on the person,uniformed and plainclothes officerss h a l l b e e n c o u r a g e d b y t h e i rs u p e r v i s o r s t o carry extraammunition. When worn on theP o l i c e E q u i p m e n t B e l t , t h esupplemental ammunition pouch/caseshall be worn immediately behind theh o l s t e r ; w h e n w o r n w i t h a nadditional handcuff case, thesupplemental ammunition pouch/caseshall be worn centered between thehandcuff cases. Additional fully-loaded magazines or cartridge casesmay also be carried concealed upon


611.50 (CONTINUED)the officer. Officers are urged tocarry extra ammunition on theirpersons when off-duty. AllDepartment-issued ammunition notcarried on the person shall bemaintained in a personal locker orother readily accessible location.

614. BASIC UNIFORM-POLICEOFFICERS ELIGIBLE FORUNRESTRICTED FIELD DUTY.

614.20 CAP (HAT).Patrol officers, while on-duty, shallensure that their uniform hat isserviceable and available either attheir division of assignment or intheir assigned vehicle.

Exception: Officers assigned totraffic divisions shall ensure that theiruniform hat is available in thepassenger compartment of theirassigned vehicle and shall wear theirhats when directing traffic.

The wearing of the uniform hat ismandatory for all officers:

* When an officer is working anassigned footbeat.* When an officer is working anassignment in which the primaryfunction is crowd control (e.g.,parades, Coliseum events, etc.).

* At inspections, ceremonies,funerals and other appropriate formalevents.* As determined by the officer incharge in those situations in whichimmediate recognition is necessaryfor officer safety.* As determined by commandingofficers when circumstances are suchthat the wearing of the hat isappropriate.

Note: Officers shall wear theDepartment-issued motorcycleofficer’s helmet when operating atwo- or three-wheel motorcycle.

614.40 TIE.The tie worn with the uniform shirtshall be a double windsor “reditied”knot with a bendover metal clipallowing a “breakaway” feature whenworn.

Note: The office-in-charge of adetail where a civil disturbance is inprogress, or where it may bereasonably expected that one mayensue, may instruct officers under hiscommand to remove their neckties:however, their shirts shall remainbuttoned.


614.50 TROUSERS.

Note: Officers assigned to two-wheeled motorcycle duty shall wearthe prescribed breeches in lieu oftrousers.

614.60 POLICE EQUIPMENTBELT.The Police Equipment Belt shall beworn complete with the equipmentspecified in 3/622.

614.70 BADGE.When in uniform, all officers shallwear the official badge currentlyissued to them. The badge shall beattached to the badge holder providedon the outermost garment and shallbe clearly visible at all times.

614.80 IDENTIFICATIONCARDS.When in uniform, all officers shallh a v e i n t h e i r p o s s e s s i o n t h eidentification card currently issued tothem.

614.90 SHOES.

Note: Officers assigned to two-wheeled motorcycle duty shall wearthe prescribed boots in lieu of shoes.

615. OPTIONAL UNIFORM-POLICE OFFICERS ELIGIBLEFOR UNRESTRICTED FIELDDUTY.

615.10 OPTIONAL UNIFORMREQUIREMENTS.The optional uniform shall consist ofthe basic uniform with short sleeves,an open convertible collar, and the tieremoved.

If an undershirt is worn under theoptional uniform shirt, the undershirtshall be white and shall have a roundcrew neck or V-neck collar.

Officers not wearing the optionaluniform shall wear the basic uniformwith long sleeves and a tie.

Although the optional uniform isauthorized, officers shall wear thebasic uniform, with long sleeves anda tie, when the division commandingofficer deems it appropriate.

Note: When the wearing of anoptional uniform is authorized,officers may wear a uniformmanufactured from the optionalsummer-weight material.


616. DRESS UNIFORM-CAPTAINS AND ABOVE.

616.10 DRESS UNIFORMREQUIREMENTS.The dress uniform shall consist of thefollowing items:

* cap.* Shirt.* Tie.* Trousers.* coat.* Shoes.* Socks.* Badge.

616.20 POSSESSION OF DRESSUNIFORM.Officers of the rank of Captain andabove shall possess a dress uniformas specified in this section.

616.30 WEARING OF DRESSUNIFORM.Unless otherwise directed by theChief of Police, officers of the rankof Captain and above, whenappearing in uniform, shall wear thedress uniform as specified in thissection or the basic uniform asspecified in 3/614. I

617. AIR SUPPORT DIVISIONU N I F O R M - P O L I C E ~OFFICERS.

617.10 AIR SUPPORT DIVISIONUNIFORM REQUIREMENTS. ,The flying uniform for officersassigned to Air Support Division ,shall consist of:

* The khaki uniform, as described in ’Sections lD3 and lD4 of theUniform and Personal Equipment iSpecifications Manual, with AirSupport Division emblems, as (described in Section 1D5. Officers iof the ranks of sergeant and aboveshall wear the prescribed rank 1insignia.* Cap or, when airborne, helicopterhelmet.

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* Regulation shoes.


617.10 (CONTINUED)Officers shall wear the flyinguniform only when engaged in flyingduties, or when performing relatedduties at the airport.

Exception: When directed by theCommanding Officer, Air SupportDivision, the basic uniform (3/614.)with Air Support Division emblemsshall be worn. The key chain(3/626.20) and the t ie clasp(3/626.30) shall be worn on theseoccasions.

618. INDOORS UNIFORM-POLICE OFFICERS

618.10 OFFICE WEAR.Officers engaged in uniformed workindoors may be exempted by theircommanding officer from theprovisions of all or part of therequirements of 3/614 and 3/621.However, officers on such indoorsduty shall have the requiredequipment available for immediateuse. Uniformed officers detailed tostation or office duty wherein thePolice Equipment Belt is not wornshall wear the prescribed trousersbelt.

619. JUMPSUITS-POLICEOFFICERS.

619.10 JUMPSUITREQUIREMENTS.The approved jumpsuit is a navyblue, two-piece field uniform,consisting of a jacket and matchingpants. Specifications for thejumpsuit are described in Section 1-131 of the Uniform and PersonalEquipment Specifications Manual.

619.20 JUMPSUITS-AUTHORIZED USE.Jumpsuits are authorized for use byon-duty personnel assigned to thefollowing details:


619.20 (CONTINUED) 620. FATIGUE UNIFORM-* B-Wagon POLICE OFFICERS.* Search Dog Detail* Bomb Squad* Diving Team* Tactical Planning Section personnelwhen engaged in a hazardousmaterial response or MobileCommand Fleet operation* Off-road Vehicle EnforcementTeam

All other sworn personnel maypurchase jumpsuits as optionalequipment, but may wear them onlyunder the following conditions:

620.10 FATIGUE UNIFORMREQUIREMENTS.The items named in this section shallconstitute the fatigue uniform. Itshall be worn, at the direction of thecommanding officer, when approvedby the concerned bureau commandingofficer, by those officers whoseprincipal duties make the wearing ofthe service uniform impracticable.

* During an unusual occurrence, withthe approval of the field commander;or

Note: Specific exemptions fromwearing the official cap, shoes, andsocks may be made by the divisioncommanding officers.

* During a search or vehicleinspection, which may result insoiled or damaged uniforms orclothing, with the approval of asupervisor.

621. FIELD EQUIPMENT-POLICE OFFICERS.

I621.10 REQUIREDEQUIPMENT-UNIFORMED ,OFFICERS.

Note: Jumpsuits shall be removedand employees shall return to thestandard uniform or working attireimmediately upon the termination ofthe unusual occurrence or incidentthat required the jumpsuit.

In addition to the basic uniform i(3/614), officers engaged inuniformed field duty shall carry thefollowing equipment: I

Baton. Officers using motorized ’equipment while on-duty shall carrytheir batons in a manner authorized /by their commanding officer. Thecarrying of the baton by officers


621.10 (CONTINUED)assigned to intersection traffic controlshall be at the option of theircommanding officer.

Cord-cuff Restrainer. With theexception of motorcycle officers, thecord-cuff restrainer shall be carriedon the key ring holder of the officer’spolice equipment belt (Sam Browneor Velcro type) or in the left sappocket of the uniform trouser, at theofficer’s option. Motorcycle officersshall carry the cord-cuff restrainer ina uniform pants pocket.

General Duty Helmets. Uniformedofficers while assigned in vehiclesshall keep their general duty helmetsin their helmet bags and stored in thevehicle’s trunk. All other uniformedofficers shall keep their helmets atlocations convenient to theirassignment. Officers shall store theirhelmets in their station lockers whenoff duty or on plainclothesassignments.

Traffic Citation Books. Bothpersonal service and absentee citationbooks shall be carried.

Flashlight. A flashlight shall becarried during the hours of darkness.

Officer’s Field Notebook.Pencil.Street Guide Book.

Cal-box key.Handcuff key.Whistle.

621.20 OPTIONALEQUIPMENT-UNIFORMEDOFFICERS.In addition to the equipment required(3/614 and 3/621.10) the followingitems may be carried as theindividual officer may desire:

* Disposable plastic handcuffs.* Kubaton (sworn and civilian jail

personnel only).* Leather billy (sap).

622. POLICE EQUIPMENTBELT.

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622.05 AUTHORIZED POLICEEQUIPMENT BELT.Police Equipment Belt-VelcroType. The Velcro type policeequipment belt shall remain theauthorized equipment belt of theDepartment and shall be issued tonew sworn personnel.

Police Equipment Belt-SamBrowne (With Buckle) Type. Theuse of the Sam Browne equipmentbelt, of the type formerly authorizedby the Department, is optional andmay be worn in lieu of the Velcrotype equipment belt.

622.10 REQUIREDEQUIPMENT-POLICEEQUIPMENT BELT.The items named in this section shallbe worn with the Police EquipmentBelt.

622.20 HOLSTER.The holster shall be worn on the sidefor which it was designed. Theofficial firearm shall be carried in theholster.

622.30 CARTRIDGE CASE.The cartridge case shall be worn onthe side opposite the holster and shallbe centered on the belt between thebelt buckle and the baton holder.Reserve ammunition (3/611.30) shallbe carried in the cartridge case.

622.40 BATON HOLDER.The baton holder shall be worn onthe belt in from of, and directlyadjacent to, the key holder. Thebaton is carried in the baton holderring.

622.45 SIDE HANDLE BATON.Uniformed officers shall carry the24-inch side handle baton.

622.50 KEY HOLDER AND KEYRING.The key holder is worn on the sideopposite the holster approximatelyequidistant between the handcuff andcartridge cases. A key ring shall becarried on the key holder. A whistle,call-box key, and handcuff key shallbe carried on the ring. In addition,no more than two other keys may becarried on the key holder at theoption of the individual officer.

Exception: Officers required to weara key chain (3/626.20) may carry the (whistle on the key chain.

622.55 CHEMICAL IRRITANTCONTROL DEVICE.Uniformed field personnel shall carrythe device in its holster on thee q u i p m e n t b e l t b e t w e e n t h e /ammunition case and the batonholder.

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622.60 HANDCUFF CASE.The handcuff case shall be worncentered over the hip pocket on theside opposite the holster. Regulationhandcuffs shall be carried in thehandcuff case.

622.70 ADDITIONALHANDCUFF CASE.An additional handcuff case may beworn by uniformed officers and shallbe worn centered over the hip pocketon the same side as the holster.

622.80 TROUSERS BELT.The prescribed trousers belt shall beworn under the Police EquipmentBelt. It shall be adjusted so that nopart other than the top edge is visible.

624. ADDITIONAL CLOTHING-POLICE OFFICERS ELIGIBLEFOR UNRESTRICTED FIELDDUTY.

624.10 JACKET.The nylon waist-length field jacket,as described in Section lA2 of theUniform and Personal EquipmentSpecifications Manual shall be wornby uniformed officers when seasonalconditions require. No other jacketmay be worn.

When officers choose to wear thefield jacket, it shall be worn witheither the long-sleeve shirt oroptional short-sleeve shirt and tie.

Note: Officers wearing the optionalshort-sleeve shirt with the field jacketshall wear the tie with the uniformfield jacket.

Exception: Officers assigned to two-wheel motorcycle duty are authorizedto wear the:

* Leather field jacket.

624.20 MOUNTED HORSEDETAlL UNIFORM.The mounted horse detail uniformhas been approved for officersassigned to the Mounted Unit.Metropolitan Division. The uniformshall meet the specifications asp r e s c r i b e d i n t h e D e p a r t m e n tUniform and Personal EquipmentSpecifications Manual.

624.30 DEPARTMENT BEACHDETAIL/BICYCLE PATROL ’UNIFORM.The Beach Detail/Bicycle Patroluniform has been approved for officersassigned to the Beach Detail or to IBicycle Patrol. The uniform shallmeet the specifications as prescribed in ~the Department Uniform and PersonalEquipment Specifications Manual.

626. UNIFORMACCESSORIES-POLICEOFFICERS ELIGIBLE FORUNRESTRICTED FIELD DUTY.

626.10 SCARF.A scarf may be worn only with thefield jacket or the Air SupportDivision flying uniform.

626.20 KEY CHAIN.Uniformed officers whose primaryduties are traffic related shall wearthe prescribed key chain suspendedfrom the right shoulder strap. Otherofficers assigned to uniformed dutyshall not wear the key chain.

626.30 TIE BAR.All uniformed officers shall wear theprescribed tie bar. The tie bar shallbe worn horizontally and level withthe bottom points of the shirt pocketflaps.

Note: The Safe Riding Tie Bar maybe worn by authorized officersassigned to two-wheel motorcycleduty.

627. PLAINCLOTHESEQUIPMENT-POLICEOFFICERS.

627.10 REQ U IRED

EQUIPMENT-PLAINCLOTHESDUTY.Officers, while on plainclothes duty,shall carry the following equipment:

* Ammunition.* Department badge.* Department identification card.* Handcuffs and key.* Memorandum book.* Pencil.* Revolver.

Exception: Officers detailed toundercover duty wherein it isnecessary to conceal their identity asofficers may be excused by theircommanding officers from theprovisions of all or part of thissection.

637. WEARING OFDEPARTMENT DECORATIONS.

637.10 WEARINGDECORATIONS.General. Employees shall beencouraged to wear authorizedmedals or ribbons on the uniformshirt, dress coat, or uniform coat(female employees).

Note: Medals or ribbons shall not beworn on the nylon waist-length fieldjacket.


631.20 AUTHORIZED MEDALS.Medals authorized for wear with theDepartment uniform in descendingorder of precedence are:

* Medal of Valor.* Police Distinguished ServiceMedal.

* Coat. Authorized medals may beworn on the dress coat or the uniformcoat (female employees). Whenworn, they shall be affixed in ahorizontal line beneath the badge inthe same relative position as whenworn on the uniform shirt.

* Police Commission Unit Citation. Exception: The Medal of Valor shall* Police Medal. be suspended by the neck sash.* Police Meritorious Service Medal.* Police Meritorious Unit Citation.* Police Star.* Police Commission DistinguishedService Medal.* Human relations Medal.* Revolver Qualification Medal.

637.30 MEDALS-WHERE

WORN.Single. If only one medal is to beworn, it shall be worn on the extremeright of the top seam of the left breastpocket flap.

Multiple.

* Uniform Shirt. If two or moremedals are to be worn, they shall beworn on the top seam of the leftbreast pocket flap beginning at theextreme right of the flap andextending to the left in descendingorder of precedence.

637.40 DEPARTMENT RIBBONS.Ribbons representing authorizedDepartment medals may be worn onthe uniform in lieu of the respectivemedals.


637.40 (CONTINUED)They shall be centered above the leftbreast pocket below the badgeextending toward the wearer’s left indescending order of precedence withthe bottom row on the seam.(Ribbons worn on the dress coat anduniform coat shall be worn directlybelow the badge.)

Three ribbons shall constitute acomplete row. Precedence of rowsshall be top to bottom. Additionalrows shall also extend toward thewearer’s left in descending order ofprecedence. An incomplete row shallbe the top row with its ribbonscentered on the complete row(s)beneath.

When an employee receives the sameaward more than once, the secondand subsequent awards shall beindicated by a bronze oakleaf clusterworn on the original ribbon. A silveroakleaf cluster will be worn in lieu offive bronze clusters.

Note: When Departmental ribbonsare worn in conjunction with militaryribbons and/or ribbons awarded byoutside governmental agencies, theorder of precedence is:

* United States Government awards.* Foreign Government awards.* State Government awards.* Department awards.* Other City Department awards.

Ribbons must also be worn in thecorrect o r d e r o f p r e c e d e n c eestablished by the awarding agency.

If necessary to provide sufficientspace for ribbons, the badge may beadjusted upwards a maximumdistance equal to the width of tworows of ribbons.

637.50 MEDAL OF VALORBUTTON.Medal of Valor recipients may wearthe Medal of Valor button in lieu ofthe medal or ribbon.

PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT

755. EMPLOYEE SERVICE PINS.S e r v i c e P i n A w a r d s s h a l l b epresented to employees who havecompleted prescribed increments ofservice. The Service Pin Awardsshall be presented as follows:

Years ofService Presented By

10 Years Employee’s commanding officer.15 Years Bureau commanding officer.20 Years Assistant Chief.25 Years Chief of Police.30 Years A representative of the Board of

Police Commissioners

When a representative of the Boardof Police Commissioners or theChief of Police presents a ServicePin Award, the concernedcommanding officer, the assistant


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755. (CONTINUED)bureau commanding officer, andbureau commanding officer, or theirdesignees, shall attend the presentation.

by the employee’s bureau commandingofficer in the name of the Departmentat an appropriate presentation.

756. COMMENDATIONS.T h e D e p a r t m e n t w i l l a w a r dappropriate commendations toemployees and on-duty reserveofficers who perform service or actsdeserving official recognition. Acommendation may be awardedposthumously.

Major Commendations.Outstanding performance of duty oran act involving commendatorybravery shall be recognized through amajor commendation, which includesthe conferring of a Departmentalmedal or unit citation.

756.05 INDIVIDUAL AWARDSFOR BRAVERY.

Minor Commendations. A minor The conferring of an award forcommendatory act (e.g., an employee’s bravery shall be in recognition of asuperior handling of a difficult single action performed by asituation, or alertness resulting in the Department employee. Severalapprehension of a suspect) may be commendatory incidents of bravery,recognized through the completion of each being worthy of an award, willan Incident Report, Form 1.27, or an not qualify the employee for a higherEmployee’s Report, Form 15.7. award.

Bureau Commendation. TheBureau commendation may beconferred upon employees ororganizational units which performoutstanding service or valor similarto, but to a lesser degree thanrequired for either a Police Star,Police Meritorious Service Medal, orPolice Meritorious Unit Citation.The Bureau Commendation consistsof a Commendation Report, Form1.18, signed by the concerned bureaucommanding officer. It is awarded

Medal of Valor. The Medal of Valoris the Department’s highest awardand may be awarded to officers whodistinguish t h e m s e l v e s b yconspicuous bravery or heroismabove and beyond the normaldemands of police service.

To be awarded the Medal of Valor, anofficer shall have performed an actdisplaying extreme courage whileconsciously facing imminent peril.


756.05 (CONTINUED)It is awarded by the Board of PoliceCommissioners and is presented bythe Chief of Police in the name of theDepartment at the annual Medal ofValor awards ceremony. The awardconsists of a medal, ribbon, andcitation.

Police Medal. The Police Medalmay be awarded to employees whodistinguish themselves by bravery orheroism above and beyond thenormal demands of duty, but to alesser degree than required for theMedal of Valor.

It is awarded by the Chief of Policein the name of the Department andpresented by the Chief, or the Chief’sdesignee, at an appropriate ceremony.The award consists of a medal andribbon.

Police Star. The Police Star may beawarded to:

* E m p l o y e e s w h o d i s t i n g u i s hthemselves by bravery or heroismabove and beyond the normaldemands of duty, but to a lesserdegree than required for the Police

It is awarded by the CommendationsBoard in the name of the Departmentand presented by an Assistant Chiefat an appropriate ceremony. Theaward consists of a medal and ribbon.

756.10 INDIVIDUAL AWARDSFOR SERVICE.Individual awards for service arebased on exceptional performance ofduty, clearly above that normallyexpected, which has contributedmaterially to the success of a majorproject or field operation. Long andfaithful service is not considered forpurposes of such an award.

Police Distinguished ServiceMedal. The Police DistinguishedService Medal is the Department’shighest award for service and may beawarded t o e m p l o y e e s whodistinguish themselves by performingexceptional service in a duty of greatr e s p o n s i b i l i t y o r o f c r i t i c a limportance to law enforcement.

The Police Distinguished ServiceMedal is awarded by the Board ofPolice Commissioners in the name ofthe Department and presented by thePresident of the Board, or theP r e s i d e n t ’ s d e s i g n e e , a t a nappropriate ceremony. The awardconsists of a medal, ribbon, andcitation.

Medal.* Employees who distinguishthemselves by performing in stressfulsituations with exceptional tacticsand/or judgment.


756.10 (CONTINUED)police Meritorious Service Medal.The Police Meritorious ServiceMedal may be awarded to employeeswho perform meritorious servicesimilar to, but to a lesser degree thanrequired for, the Police DistinguishedService Medal.

lt is awarded by the Chief of Policein the name of the Department andpresented by the Chief, or the Chief’sdesignee, at an appropriate ceremony.The award consists of a medal andribbon.

Police Commission DistinguishedService Medal. T h e P o l i c ecommission Distinguished ServiceMedal may be awarded to citizensand employees of other Citydepartments who distinguish themselvesby performing exceptional service to thisDepartment or by performing in astressful emergency situation withg o o d j u d g m e n t a n d b r a v e r y .Department employees whodistinguish themselves by performingexceptional s e r v i c e t o thisDepartment may be awarded thismedal.

The Commission DistinguishedService Award is awarded by theBoard of Police Commissioners inthe name of the Department andrepresented by the President of the

Board, or the President’s designee, atan appropriate ceremony. The awardconsists of a medal, ribbon, andcitation.

Note: This award is not to beawarded to Department employeesfor acts of valor or bravery sincethere are existing medals and awardswhich apply to these circumstances.

Human Relations Medal. TheH u m a n R e l a t i o n s M e d a l w a se s t a b l i s h e d t o appropriatelyrecognize and award Departmentemployees who have in their day-to-

day activities s h o w n g r e a tcompassion and have gone above andbeyond the call of duty in theirresponse to fellow human beings.The award is presented by the Chiefof Police and is primarily intendedfor on-duty actions.

756.25 SPECIAL CATEGORY-THE LIBERTY AWARD.The Liberty Award is awarded to apolice service dog (K9) that has beenkilled or seriously injured whileengaged in police duties.

The incident shall be recorded on aCommendation Report, Form 1.18,with the canine’s name and serialnumber placed in the “name” box.At the bottom of the Commendation


756.25 (CONTINUED)Report, the words “request forLiberty Award” shall be printed ortyped. The report shall be submittedaccording to established proceduresfor individual awards.

The award, consisting of a medalmounted in a “shadow box,” shall bedisplayed at the canine’s division ofassignment.

770. PHYSICAL FITNESS ANDPHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS.

770.05 PHYSICAL FITNESSTESTS.The following tests are designed tomeasure the ability of the body torespond to work and stress bymeasuring cardiovascular tolerance,muscular strength, endurance, andflexibility. The subject shall beadvised not to smoke, eat, drink, orengage in strenuous physical activityfor one hour prior to taking the test.During the tests, the subject shoulddo his best without overextendinghimself.

Kasch Pulse Recovery Test. Thistest is designed to broadly determine,

minutes. The pulse rate shall berecorded immediately before andafter administration of the test. Thepost-exercise pulse rate reflects theindividual’s exercise tolerance.

Note: This test shall be the firstadministered, as its satisfactorycompletion is a prerequisite to takingthe other tests.

Muscular Strength and EnduranceTests. These tests are designed tomeasure abdominal and upper-bodystrength. They consist of doing asmany bent-knee sit-ups, with handsclasped behind the head, as possiblein two minutes, and as manyuninterrupted push-ups as possible.

Flexibility Tests. These tests aredesigned to measure the body’sforward and backward flexibility.The trunk extension consists of lyingface down with hands clasped behindthe head, and raising the upper torsoas high as possible for 20 repetitions.The toe touch consists of standingstraight, slowly bending over at thewaist, and extending the fingerstoward the toes one time.

through the application of cardiovascularstress, an individual’s exercise tolerance.The test consists of stepping up anddown on a 12-inch step bench at the rateof 24 cycles per minute for three

776. LOYALTY OATH.Every employee of the Departmentshall take the Loyalty Oath requiredby State law and municipal


776. (CONTINUED)ordinance. No compensation may bepaid to any employee who does notconform with the provisions of theLoyalty Oath Law.

776.20 RESPONSIBILITY FORADMINISTERING LOYALTYOATH.The Commanding Officer, PersonnelDivision, shall administer, or cause tobe administered, to all personnele m p l o y e d b y t h e D e p a r t m e n tsubsequent to October 3, 1950, theLoyalty Oath required by State law.1f necessary to assist in dischargingthis responsibility, the CommandingOfficer, Personnel Division, maydirect certain other employees of theDepartment to appear before the CityClerk for deputization in connectionwith the administration of theLoyalty Oath. Employees sodeputized may be directed by theCommanding Officer, PersonnelDivision, to administer the LoyaltyOath.

776.30 DEPUTIZATION-LOYALTY OATH.The Commanding Officer, PersonnelDivision, and other employeesdesignated by him to administer theLoyalty Oath, shall appear before theCity Clerk of Los Angeles for thepurpose of deputization to administerthe Loyalty Oath. The deputization

shall be in effect until the terminationof the employee or until the Chief ofPolice informs the City Clerk that theemployee is no longer to administersuch oath.

776.40 PROCEDURE FORADMINISTERING LOYALTYOATH.The Loyalty Oath shall be taken,executed, and signed before a personauthorized by law to administeroaths. The actual procedure is at thediscretion of the person administeringthe oath. He may administer the oathto an individual employee or to agroup of employees in a formalmanner.

T h e e m p l o y e e s h a l l a f f i x h i ssignature to the oath in the presenceof the person administering the oath,and the date that the employee takesand subscribes to the oath shall thenbe entered on the oath.

797. DEATHS OF DEPARTMENTEMPLOYEES.

797.30 RELEASE OFIDENTIFICATION OF A DEADOR CRITICALLY INJUREDOFFICER.When an officer is killed or criticallyinjured as a result of his officialduties, his identification shall not be


797.30 (CONTINUED)released to any person outside of theDepartment. All inquiries from thenews media or other interestedparties shall be referred to theofficer’s commanding officer. Theconcerned commanding officer shallbe responsible for determining,subsequent to notification of theofficer’s next of kin, when theofficer’s identification shall bereleased.

797.40 DEATH OFDEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE-NOTIFICATION TO NEXT OFKIN.Notification to the next of kin oro t h e r c o n c e r n e d p e r s o n i f aDepartment employee dies on-dutyshall be made as follows:

Responsibility of Notification. Thecommanding officer of the deceasedemployee shall cause the necessarynotification to the next of kin.

Notification to be Made in Person.A death notification by an employeeof the Department shall be made inperson unless physical conditionsmake it impracticable. Within OtherArea. If necessary, death notificationinformation may be transmitted byt e l e p h o n e o r t e l e t y p e t o t h euniformed division in the Areanearest the residence of the person to

be notified; a supervisor of thatdivision shall then arrange forpersonal notification to be made.

797.60 ANNOUNCEMENT OFDEATH OF EMPLOYEE TODEPARTMENT.A teletype broadcast concerning thedeath of a Department employeeshall be made except when there hasbeen a considerable lapse of timeb e t w e e n t h e d e a t h a n d t h enotification to the Department. Theteletype shall be prepared by theOfficer-in-Charge, Medical LiaisonSection, Personnel Division. Duringthe hours that the Medical LiaisonSection is closed, the Commanding jOfficer, Detective HeadquartersDivision, shall prepare the teletype.The teletype shall contain suchinformation as the commanding iofficer believes to be appropriate.

Death of Officer in Line of Duty.When an officer is killed in the line iof duty, or dies as the direct result ofinjuries incurred while in the ,performance of his official duties, theteletype broadcasts shall notifyc o n c e r n e d p e r s o n n e l t h a t t h e ’National Flag and all other flags ’flown at Department facilities shall ~be flown at half-staff.


VOLUME IV-LINE PROCEDURESCOMMUNICATIONS

105. DEPARTMENTCOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM.

105.20 MONITORINGDEPARTMENT RADIOFREQUENCY.Communications Division shall monitorDepartment radio frequencies and shallpublish a quarterly report on radiofrequency abuse. Specific violations shallbe brought to the attention of concernedcommanding officers.Note: Headquarters Section,Detective Headquarters Division,shall also monitor tacticalfrequencies and shall report anyfrequency abuse to the commandingOfficer, Communications Division.

110. RADIO UNITDESIGNATIONS.

110.20 NON-GEOGRAPHICDIVISION UNIT DESIGNATIONS.Division commanding officer unitsshall be identified by the word“Commander” followed by thenumber and/or letter(s) of therespective division:

*Office of the Chief of Police61: Anti-Terrorist Division

*Office of Administrative Services1H:2H:3H:4H:5H:6H:7H:

8H:9H:1OH:11H:

12H:

13H:14H:15H:16H:17H:

Jail DivisionScientific Investigation DivisionInformation Resources DivisionMotor Transport DivisionPersonnel DivisionPlanning and Research DivisionEmployee Opportunity andDevelopment DivisionFiscal Operations DivisionProperty DivisionCommunications DivisionPolice Facilities ConstructionGroupRecords and IdentificationDivisionSupply DivisionTraining DivisionBehavioral ServicesLitigation Processing SectionEmergency Command ControlCommunications SystemDivision

*Office of Special Services2Y: Internal Affairs Division4Y: Organized Crime Intelligence

Division6Y: Administrative Vice Division7Y: Narcotics Group8Y: Narcotics Group9Y: Narcotics Group10Y: Labor Relations Division12Y: Drug Abuse Resistance

Education Division

110.20 (CONTINUED)*Office of Operations

*Assistant to the Director1D: Traffic Coordination SectionlP: Evaluation and Administration

Section

*Headquarters Bureau, DetectiveServices Group1K: Detective Headquarters

Division2K: Burglary-Auto Theft Division3K: Bunco-Forgery Division4K: Robbery-Homicide Division5K: Detective Support Division8K: Juvenile Division

*Headquarters Bureau, UniformedServices Group2D: Air Support Division3D: Tactical Planning SectionR: Metropolitan Division

*Police Commission1N: Commission Investigation

Division

110.30 GEOGRAPHICCOMMANDING OFFICERDESIGNATIONS.Area commanding officers shall beidentified by the word “Commander”followed by the number of therespective area.

Divisions Within Geographic Areas.Commanding Officers of divisionswithin geographic Areas shall beidentified by the word “Commander’,followed by the number of the Areaand the letter “A” or “B.” “A” shallindicate Patrol Division CommandingOfficer, and “B” shall indicate theDetective Division CommandingOfficer.

llo.40 (CONTINUED)

Traffic Divisions. Line trafficdivision commanding officer unitsshall be identified by the word“Commander” followed by thenumber and/or letters of theirrespective division of assignment:

* Traffic Unit Designations. Trafficunits shall be identified by thenumber of the geographic area ofassignment, the applicable serviceletter (4/l 10.50). and unit numbersassigned in consecutive orderbeginning with the number “1.”* Non-geographic Division UnitDesignations. Non-geographicdivision units shall be identified bythe number and/or letter of thedivision (4/110.20) and the unitnumbers assigned in consecutiveorder beginning with the number “1.”* Watch Commanders. Watchcommanders shall be assigned theunit number “10.”

* 24T: Central Traffic Division * Community Relations Officer. The* 25T: South Traffic Division Area community relations officer* 34T: West Traffic Division shall be assigned the unit number* 35T: Valley Traffic Division "80."

110.40 FIELD UNIT DESIGNATIONS.Unit designations shall be stated byall units at the beginning of eachtransmission:

* Air Support Unit Designations.R e g u l a r a i r f l i g h t s s h a l l b edesignated by the word “Air,”followed by the corresponding areanumber to which the flight isprimarily committed (e.g., Air 3would be assigned to an air flightw i t h p r i m a r y c o m m i t m e n t i nSouthwest Area).

* Patrol Unit Designations. Patrolunits shall be identified by thenumber of the geographic area ofassignment, the applicable serviceletter (4/l 10.50), and a unit numberc o r r e s p o n d i n g t o o n e o f t h enumbered reporting districts in theirassigned areas.

Example: Commander 13 (NewtonStreet).


Special air flights will be designated“Air 20” through “Air 100” by theCommanding Officer, Air SupportDivision.

Note: The Air Support Divisionstation wagon, when assigned to acommand post, shall be designated“2D 100:

* Metropolitan Division Units.Metropolitan Division units shall beidentified by the letter “R” and unitnumbers assigned in consecutiveorder beginning with the number “1.”* Base Stations. Base stations shallbe identified by the number of thedivision or Area, the applicableservice letter (4/l 10.50), a teamnumber, if applicable, and the unitnumber “90.”

Exception: Pacific Area’s airportsubstation shall be known as “AirportBase.”

* Portable Radio Unit Designations.Officers using portable radioequipment shall use a designationconsistent with their division ofassignment unless other designationsare authorized by the commandingofficer.* Supervisors. Supervisors, otherthan those assigned to a geographicArea, shall be assigned a unit numberending in “zero” exclusive of thenumbers "10" and “90.”

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110.40 (CONTINUED)* Watch Supervisor. Watchsupervisory units shall be identifiedby the number of the respective Area,the letter “L,” and a two digit numberending in “zero.” The number “10’shall designate the WatchCommander.* Detective Units. Detective unitsshall be identified by the number ofthe Area/division, the letter “W,” andthe unit’s numerical designation.Detective Division supervisory unitsshall be assigned numbers ending in“zero.”

110.50 SERVICE lDENTIFICATIONLETTERS.The following letters indicate thetype of service to which mobile radiounits are assigned:

*A: Basic Car Plan unit.* A i r : Air patrol unit.*B: Two-Man patrol wagon.*CRASH: Unit assigned to a bureauCommunity Resources Against StreetHoodlums Section.*D: Unit assigned withinHeadquarters Uniformed Services Group(except Metropolitan Division).*E: Traffic enforcement automobileunit.*F: Special unit.*FB: Uniformed foot-beat patrol.*H: Unit assigned to a division in theOffice of Administrative Services.*J: Juvenile unit.

*JW: Juvenile female police officerunit.*K: Unit assigned to a division inHeadquarters Detective Services Group orValley Forgery Section, Operations-Valley Bureau.*L: One-man unit. ("X" or "T" unitsshall use the letter “L” following theregular service letter when applicable.)Also used as geographic field servicesdivision base station designation.*M: Traffic enforcement motorcycleunit.*N: Unit assigned to CommissionInvestigation Division.*OP: Observation post assignmentduring special event or unusual occurrence.*Q: S p e c i a l e v e n t o r unusualoccurrence unit.

Note: The activation of the designationand the coordination of assigning specificidentification numbers shall be throughCommunications Division.

*R: Metropolitan Division unit.*RA: Fire Department rescueambulance unit.*S: Three-wheel motorcycle unit.*T: Accident investigation unit.*U: Report-taking unit.*V: Area vice unit.*W: Geographic detective unit.*X: Additional patrol unit in anassignment district.*Y: A unit assigned to a division inthe Office of Special Services.*Z: Geographic uniformed unitassigned to a special detail.


110.60 MOBILE COMMANDFLEET UNIT DESIGNATIONS.The mobile command fleet shall beidentified as follows:

Mobile One:truck.Mobile Two:Mobile Three:unit.Mobile Four:

Command post

Logistics vehicle.Communications

Personnel and fieldtransportation office.Mobile Five: Has generator forelectrical power and a trailer to serveas the command point at the fieldcommand post location.Mobile Seven: Tactical operationscenter.Sound One: Truck with high-volume public address system.Sound Two: Same as Sound 1.Light One: H i g h - i n t e n s i t yillumination truck.Light Two: Same as Light 1.

Mobile Canteen: Used to prepareand serve food to officers and the commandpor

110.70 COMMAND POSTDESIGNATIONS.Emergency Control Center Division.The Emergency Control CenterDivision, or any other location orfacility activated for overallDepartment control during anemergency, shall be identified asDepartment Command.

Field Command Post. A fieldcommand post shall be identified as“Command Post.” If more than onepost is needed, the numericaldesignations shall be established by“Department Command.”

120. RADIO TERMINOLOGY,CODES, AND CRIMEBROADCASTS.

120.20 USE OF RADIO CALLLETTERS.By All Radio Operators. Radiooperators shall not call either a fixedstation or a mobile unit by its callletters. The unit designation shall beused when addressing a fixed station.

By Controls. All controls shallbroadcast the station call letters onceeach fifteen minutes. They need notdo so at the end of each transmission.

By Mobile Units. At the conclusionof each complete exchange oftransmission between a control and amobile unit, the entire stationidentification, “KJC-625,” shall beannounced by a mobile unit.


120.30 APCO CODE WORDLIST.The following code words shall beused, when applicable, in local radiotransmissions:

A Adam0 oceanB BoyP PaulC CharlesQ QueenD DavidR RobertE Edwards SamF FrankT TomN Nora

H HenryV VictorI IdaW WilliamJ JohnX X-rayK KingY YoungL LincolnZ Zebra

M MaryG GeorgeU Union

120.40 RADIO CODES ANDPROCEDURES.The following codes and phrasesshall be used, when applicable, inlocal radio transmissions:

* Officer Needs Help. Thisemergency call shall be broadcastwhen immediate aid is required by anofficer. The officer requesting shallinclude the location followed, ifpossible, by the unit identificationand all other pertinent information.

A specific unit shall be dispatched“Code Three” and other availableunits in the vicinity shall respond“Code Two.” An “Officer NeedsHelp” call shall not be broadcastwhen “assistance” only is needed.The Department will provideassistance and respond to “OfficerNeeds Help” calls within the Citywhen requested by the CHP. Thesenior officer of the agencyrequesting emergency assistanceshall be in charge of the incidentunless the incident involves asituation which is the responsibilityof the other agency, in which case thesenior officer of the responsibleagency will be in charge.* Officer Needs Assistance. This callshall be broadcast when additionalaid is required by an officer. Theofficer requesting shall include the !location, followed by the unitidentification and all other pertinentinformation, including the reason forrequest. A specific unit shall be ,dispatched “Code Two” and otheravailable units in the vicinity shallrespond when practicable.* Fireman Needs Help. Thisemergency call shall be broadcastwhen immediate police assistance isrequired because firemen are beingattacked, attack is imminent, or otheremergency exists. A specific unit


120.40 (CONTINUED)shall be dispatched “Code Three”and other available units in thevicinity shall respond “Code TWO.”* Fireman Needs Assistance. Thiscall shall be broadcast when policeassistance is required due to hostilecrowd action or other incident. Aspecific unit shall be dispatched“Code Two” and other available unitsin the vicinity shall respond whenpracticable.* Back-up Unit Request. This callshall be broadcast when an additionalunit is required by an officer. Theofficer requesting shall include thelocation, followed by the unitidentification and all other pertinentinformation. Only the specific unitdispatched shall respond. Therequest shall be canceled when, priorto the arrival of the assigned back-upunit, it is determined that anadditional unit will not be needed.* “Pursuit” Procedure. A unitannouncing a “Pursuit” shall beginthe message by stating that the unit isin “Pursuit” and giving the locationfollowed, if possible, by the unitidentification, description of pursuedvehicle, and/or suspects, directiontaken, and reason for pursuit. Thepursuing unit shall give frequent andcomprehensive progress reports asconditions permit. Any unit havinginformation regarding the “Pursuit”may transmit. Communications

Division will broadcast advisoryinformation concerning pursuits bythe CHP within the City. Departmentpersonnel shall not become involvedin CHP pursuits on the freewaysunless for serious felonies committedwithin the City of Los Angeles.* Code One. When the controlo p e r a t o r f a i l s t o r e c e i v e a nacknowledgment of a communication,a “Code One” shall be given. The unitto which a “Code One” is directedshall acknowledge immediately uponhearing a “Code One.”* Code Two. A rad io ca l laccompanied by a “Code Two”designation is an urgent call and shallbe answered immediately. The redlight and siren shall not be used, andall traffic laws shall be observed.Officers responding to a “Code Two”radio call shall only be interrupted toperform police work of majorimportance or to respond to a higherpriority radio call when so directedby a Communications Divisionoperator or Department supervisor.

Note: The determination to interruptan officer's response to a Code Twocall should be based upon thecomparative urgency and the risk tolife and property of the assigned calland the intervening incident.(l/516.20)


120.40(CONTINUED)Officers shall notify and request theCommunications Division operator toimmediately reassign their Code Twocall when circumstances cause themto be interrupted from responding tothe call.* Code Three. A rad io ca l laccompanied by a “Code Three”designation is an emergency call. Itshall be answered immediately, but ina manner which will enable the unitto reach the scene as quickly aspossible with safety. The red lightand siren shall be used whenever it isnecessary to disregard provisions ofDivision 11 of the Vehicle Code,“Rules of the Road.”

Any call may justify a “Code Three”if any of the following elements arepresent:

* A serious public hazard.* The preservation of life.* A crime of violence in progress.* The prevention of a crime of

violence.* An immediate pursuit.*A unit at the scene requests

another unit “Code Three.”

The final decision for the use of“Code Three,” other than in responseto a directed radio call, shall be madeby the vehicle operator.

A n o f f i c e r s h a l l i m m e d i a t e l ybroadcast his intention to proceed“Code Three” when the decision isbased on other than a directed policeradio call. The “Code Three”broadcast shall include the nature andlocation of the activity and, whenknown, the starting point, route oftravel, and destination.

When the “Code Three” has beenterminated, the officer shall notifyCommunications Division as soon aspracticable.

When more than one unit is “CodeThree” in the same general area, theyshall be notified by CommunicationsDivision that other units are “CodeThree” in the vicinity.

* C o d e F o u r . W h e n a d d i t i o n a lassistance is not needed at the sceneof an “All Units” call, a “Code Four,”followed by the location of the call,shall be broadcast. Radio unitswhich are not assigned to the call andwhich are not at the scene shallreturn to their assigned patrol areawhen a “Code Four” is broadcast.* Code Four Adam. When additionalassistance is not needed at the sceneof an “All Units” call but the suspect ~is still in the vicinity, a “code FourAdam,” followed by the location ofthe call, shall be broadcast. Thisshould then be followed by a


120.40 (CONTINUED)description of the suspect. Radiounits which are not assigned to thecall but which are on the way to thescene shall, when a “Code FourAdam” is broadcast, patrol or postthemselves at strategic locations nearthe scene.* Code Five. A unit intending to"Stakeout" shall notify the control ofthe location and request a “CodeFive.” The control operator, uponreceipt of the message, shallimmediately broadcast that there is a“Code Five” at the particularlocation. All units shall avoid thevicinity except in an emergency or inresponse to a call.* Clearing CodeFive. When the need for a “CodeFive” no longer exists, the originatingunit, or the last unit to leave thescene, shall request the control toclear the “Code Five” at theparticular location.* Code Six. When a unit isconducting a field investigation andno assistance is anticipated, a “CodeSix,” followed by the location, shallbe broadcast. A unit shall not go“Code Six” until it arrives at thescene of a call. Units on “Code Six”status shall remain available forreassignment to priority calls bymonitoring their radio frequencies.A unit on “Code Six” status mayindicate to the dispatcher additionalcircumstances which will make the

unit unavailable for assignment to apriority call. These circumstancesmay include:

* Suspect in custody.* Primary unit at a crime scene.* Required at a back-up, assistance,

or help location.

Note: The unit shall notify thedispatcher as soon as it is againavailable for radio calls.

* Code Six Adam. When an officermay need assistance in conducting aninvestigation, he should broadcast“Code Six Adam” with his location.Other radio units in the vicinityshould then patrol in the generaldirection of the given location.Officers should not ordinarily leavetheir assigned districts, but shoulddeploy to an advantageous position inthe event that assistance is laterrequested. When a unit broadcasts“Code Six Adam” and later finds thatassistance will not be needed, a“Code Four” and the location shall begiven without delay.* Code Six Charles. When a one-officer unit receives a “Code SixCharles” in answer to a request forinformation on a suspect, the officershall place himself or herself in aposition of advantage over thesuspect while awaiting arrival ofassistance. When control is obtained,


120.40 (CONTINUED)the one-officer unit may request andreceive the want/warrant informationfrom the Radio Telephone Operator.

When a “Code Six Charles” isreceived by a two-officer unit, theofficers shall immediately placethemselves in positions of advantageover the suspect. When control isobtained, the unit shall request thewant/warrant information from theCommunications operator.

* Code Six George. When an officermay need assistance in conducting aninvestigation concerning possiblegang activity, the officer shouldbroadcast “Code Six George” and thelocation. An available “CRASH” organg unit should respond, while otherradio units in the vicinity should thenpatrol in the general direction of thelocation given. Officers should notordinarily leave their assigneddistricts, but should deploy to anadvantageous position in the eventthat assistance is later requested.When a unit broadcasts “Code SixGeorge” and later finds thatassistance will not be needed. a“Code Four” and the location shall begiven without delay.* Code Six Mary. When an officermay need assistance in conducting aninvestigation concerning possiblemilitant activity, he should broadcast

“Code Six Mary” with his location.Other radio units in the vicinityshould then patrol in the generaldirection of the given location.Officers should not ordinarily leavetheir assigned districts, but shoulddeploy to an advantageous position inthe event that assistance is laterrequested. When a unit broadcasts“Code Six Mary” and later finds thatassistance will not be needed, a“Code Four” and the location shall begiven without delay.* Code Seven. When a unit desiresto go out of service for free time, arequest for “Code Seven,”accompanied by the location hisassigned vehicle will be parked, shallbe transmitted to the control. Thecontrol operator shall instruct the unitto “Stand By” until it can bedetermined whether the request canbe immediately granted. If therequest cannot be granted, the controloperator shall instruct the unit to“Continue Patrol.” If the request isgranted, the control operator shallinform the unit “OK for Seven.”* Code Eight. This call is broadcastfor general information when a firehas been reported at a specificlocation where there is a high firehazard or a threat of personal dangerto freemen from hostile groups. Unitsin the vicinity should respond to thecall but remain on the air available


120.40 (CONTINUED)for calls unless it is necessary toassist or investigate. “Code Six”shall be used when it is necessary togo off the air.* Code Eight Adam. This call isbroadcast when CommunicationsDivision has received notificationfrom the Fire Department confirmingan active, verified tire at a specificlocation and the senior officer at thescene has requested additional fireunits. A specific police unit shall beassigned the call to assist with trafficor crowd control.* Code Ten. This call is broadcastwhen a clear frequency is required tocheck a suspect for wants and/orwarrants. When an officer desires aclear frequency to check a suspect forwants and/or warrants, he shall:

* Determine that the frequency isnot in use.

* Identify himself with his unitnumber.

* Request “Code Ten,” and statenumber of suspects to be checked.

* Indicate whether suspects areJuveniles.

Note: A “Code Ten” designationshall not be used to request a clearfrequency for crime informationbroadcasts or any other information,except as specified above.

* Code Twelve. An officer whoresponds to a “Code Thirty,” “CodeThirty Adam,” “Code Thirty-Ringer,”or a 211 silent and determines thatthere is no evidence of a burglary orrobbery, and it appears that the falsealarm was caused by equipmentmalfunction or subscriber error, shallbroadcast “Code Twelve,” theaddress, and firm name, if any.

Note: A “Code Twelve” shall bebroadcast, in addition to any crimeinformation, when a 2 11 silent alarmis used to summon the police forreasons other than a robbery.

* Code Twenty. When a trafficcollision or other event beinginvestigated is of such a spectacularnature or is sufficiently unusual thataccounts of it would stimulategeneral public interest, the phrase“Code Twenty,” accompanied by thelocation of the accident or event,shall be transmitted to the control.* Code Thirty. This call is broadcastfor general information when a silentburglar alarm has been reported byan alarm company or by an automatictape message. Units in the vicinityshould respond to the call but remainavailable for calls unless it isnecessary to go “Code Six” for thepurpose of assistance or investigation.


120.40 (CONTINUED)* Code Thirty Adam. This call isbroadcast when a silent burglar alarmhas been reported by an alarmcompany and the location is beingmonitored audibly. Units in thevicinity should respond to the call butremain available for calls unless it isnecessary to go “Code Six” for thepurpose of assistance or investigation.Note: If the location appears to besecure, officers shall ascertain, viaCommunications, whether the alarmcompany is monitoring any activitywithin the location.* Code Thirty-Ringer. This call isbroadcast when a Communicationsdispatcher receives information that aringing burglar alarm has beenactivated. Units in the vicinityshould respond to the call but remainavailable for calls unless it necessaryto go “Code Six” for the purpose ofassistance or investigation.* Code Thirty-Seven. CommunicationsDivision Radio Telephone Operatorsrunning want/warrant information forfield personnel shall broadcast a“Code Thirty-Seven” when stolenvehicle information is returned onvehicle license numbers, Fieldpersonnel shall employ appropriatedefensive tactics and/or reportpertinent information such aslocation, direction of travel, vehicledescription, until control is assured.

When the suspect(s) are under thecomplete control of SWORNPERSONNEL or additional assistanceis not required, field employees shallbroadcast a “Code Four” in responseto a “Code Thirty-Seven.”

Note: Communications Divisionshall continue to broadcast “Code SixCharles” in cases of vehicle licensenumbers connected with high risksuspects or vehicles, such as armedand dangerous, felony want orwarrant. For example, if a vehiclelicense number is associated with astolen vehicle used in connectionwith an armed robbery, a “Code SixCharles” will be broadcast, NOT“Code Thirty-Seven.”

* Code Tom. When an employeeneeds a TASER, the employee shallbroadcast the unit designation,location and “Code Tom.”* Code 100. This code shall bebroadcast by a field unit to notifyother units that a possible escaperoute of a suspect from a crime sceneis under temporary surveillance. Theterm “Code 100” shall be broadcastin the following sequence: Unitidentification, “Code 100,” and thelocation.

* AC:* FB:* QT:

Aircraft crash.Fallen Balloon.Secrecy required regardinglocation.


120.40 (CONTINUED)* 211:

*311:

* 390:

* 390W:* 415* 459:* 484:* 484PS* 502:

* 507:* 507FC:* 5 8 6 :* 586E:* Roger:

:* Come In:* Stand By:

* Go Ahead:

* Repeat:* Out

* Clear:

Robbery.Indecent exposure.Drunk male.Drunk female.Disturbance.Burglary.Theft .Purse SnatchingUnder-the-influencedriver.Minor disturbance.Firecrackers.Illegal parking.Car parked in driveway.Message received; willcomply.You are being called.Wait until a suitableanswer is determinedor do not transmit.Proceed with yourmessage.Repeat your message.Out of service; notavailable for call (usedwhen no other specificcode applies and shallbe followed by thereason).No call outstandingagainst unit; availablefor call.

Note: When reporting on-duty, unitsequipped with two-way radios andengaged in either uniformed orplainclothes patrol shall report“Clear” and indicate the watch towhich they are assigned.

*Want: Determine whether avehicle is wanted oris to be held.

*No Want:

*warrant:

*DMV:

No want or hold onsubject or vehicle ofinquiry.Vehicle warrantinformation.Informationregarding vehicleregistration.

*JuvenileCheck: Determine whetherthere is want, hold,or criminal recordfor juvenile subject.

*End of Watch: Unit has completedtour of duty.

Note: When a unit goes off-duty, thecontrol shall be notified of thelocation and that the unit is “End ofWatch.” When a unit has workedbeyond the normal tour of duty, thewatch to which the unit is assignedshall also be reported.

120.41 INITIAL BROADCASTSOF CRIME DESCRIPTION.The first officers to arrive at the sceneof a crime shall conduct a briefinterview with the victim or witnesses.Information, when applicable, shall betransmitted in the following sequenceto the communications operator,without delay:

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120.41 (CONTINUED) Special Radio Messages. This* Type Crime classification has priority over* Occurred Minutes Ago “Routine” radio messages and* Location consists of:* Vehicle Used (or left on foot)* Direction Taken* Number, Sex, Descent of Suspects* Outstanding Features* Weapon* General Type Property

120.42 SUPPLEMENTALBROADCAST OF CRIMEDESCRIPTION.

* Immediate field broadcasts ofdescriptions of suspects and/orvehicles involved in crimes when thetime element is important.* Reporting fires.* Requesting ambulances.*Any other message requiringimmediate attention.

As soon as practicable after the initialbrief information concerning theoccurrence of a crime has been relayedto a communications operator forbroadcast (4/120.41), supplementalinformation, including a detaileddescription of the suspect, shall berelayed to the operator. Thesesuspects’ descriptions shall follow thesequence as outlined in the relatedcrime report.

130. RADIO MESSAGEPRIORITY.Emergency Radio Messages. Thisclassification has priority over allother messages and consists ofrequests for “Help,” informationregarding “Pursuits,” and messagesnecessary for the preservation of life.

A unit with a “‘Special” messageshall begin transmission by notifyingthe control operator that the unit hasa “Special” message. The unit mayprecede the message with a requestfor a clear frequency for a “Special”message. When the concernedfrequency is on “Stand By” for a“Special” message, only broadcastsregarding the “Special” messageshall be transmitted, except an“Emergency” message or another“Special” message.

Note: Upon receiving a specialmessage, the control operator shallimmediately place the concernedfrequencies on “Stand By,” whennecessary, and handle the messagesin the order of their priority. Thecontrol operator shall immediatelyclear concerned frequencies when thespecial message is completed.


130. (CONTIMJW"Routine" Message Procedures. Aunit with a “Routine” message maybroadcast only when the concernedfrequency is clear. This classificationconsists of normal radio messagesand has no priority.

130.30 CLEAR FREQUENCYPROCEDURE.Before transmitting a lengthymessage, such as a report of a majorcrime, a unit shall contact the control,request a clear frequency, and statethe reason for the request.

Exception: When an officer desires aclear frequency to check a suspect forwants and/or warrants, he shallrequest “Code Ten.”

The control operator, upon receipt ofthe request, shall advise all otherunits on the same frequency to“Stand By” and instruct theconcerned unit to “Go Ahead.” Uponcompletion of the message, thecontrol operator shall announce to allunits that the frequency is clear.Units advised to “Stand By” shall notattempt to transmit unless theirmessage is of higher priority than themessage being transmitted (4/130).

Note: A clear frequency shall not berequested in order to obtain a “Want”or a “DMV” on a vehicle.

FIELD ACTIVITIES

201. NOTIFICATIONS TOINVESTIGATING OFFICERS,GENERAL.

201.20 NOTIFICATION TOINVESTIGATING OFFICERS.Officer’s Responsibilities. Thesenior officer at the scene shallimmediately notify the watchc o m m a n d e r o f t h e A r e a o foccurrence of the following:

* A homicide or suspected homicide;* A crime of violence where thevictim is likely to die;* An extortion or extortion threat;* A kidnapping;* Any crime which has the potentialfor attracting major press coverage;* Any crime where the facts indicatea connection to a Citywide problem;or,* Any information regarding a crime,wanted person, or arrest which requiresan immediate follow-up investigation.

Note: If possible, these notificationsshall be made either by telephone ormobile digital terminal.


201.20 (CONTINUED)Watch Commander’s Responsibilities.when notified of any of the above, thewatch commander shall assess theinformation and immediately make theappropriate notifications as follows:

* The commanding officer, RHD,when there is a kidnapping with thepotential for serious bodily injury ordeath;* The commanding officer of theconcerned geographic detectivedivision;* The commanding officer of thedivision responsible for investigatingthe crime; or,* Detective Headquarters Divisionwhen the concerned investigatingdivision is closed.

Detective Division CommandOfficer’s Responsibilities. Thegeographic detective divisioncommanding officer, after consultingwith the Area commanding officer,shall be responsible for contactingthe appropriate specialized detectivedivision commanding officer todiscuss responsibility for theinvestigation of a crime when:

* The investigation may exceed thepersonnel resources or expertiseavailable within the division;

* The crime may attract major presscoverage; or,* The circumstances indicate aconnection to a major Citywide problem.

202. FIELD INTERROGATION.

202.05 FIELD INTERVIEWS.When an officer questions a person inthe field, he may record the details ofthat interview on a Field InterviewReport, Form 15.43. Specific factswhich tend to indicate criminalactivity shall be indicated on thereport.

A Field Interview Report shall becompleted for all arrested persons.

Exception: When persons arearrested for plain drunk, begging, ora misdemeanor traffic warrant, aField Interview Report need not bec o m p l e t e d , u n l e s s t h e r e a r eindications of possible involvementin other criminal activities.

Note: Detailed birthplace information(to include city, county, state, andcountry) shall be recorded on theForm 15.43 Prior to booking allarrestees.


203. PRELIMINARY FIELDINVESTIGATION ANDREPORTS.

203.05 CRIME SCENE LOG.T h i s f o r m i s u s e d t o r e c o r dinformation regarding all personsentering or assigned to a major crimescene. The form will be initiated bythe first unit at the scene andcontinued by the unit handling thecall.

Upon completion, the form shall begiven to the concerned investigatingofficer.

203.25 REPORTING INCIDENTSMOTIVATED BY HATRED ORPREJUDICE.Incidents Motivated by Hatred orPrejudice-Defined. An incidentmotivated by hatred or prejudice isany malicious or offensive actdirected against an individual orgroup based upon their race, religion,culture, disability, ethnic background,lifestyle, sexual orientation, andsimilar incidents against other groupsthat may be singled out for acts ofhatred or prejudice. Incidents of thisnature include criminal and non-criminal acts. Non-criminal actsinclude, but are not limited to,activity which would cause anindividual, or members of such groups,to feel threatened or intimidated.

Investigation by Field Units. Fieldunits assigned to calls or discoveringincidents motivated by hatred orprejudice shall:

* Investigate the incident and takeappropriate action;* T e l e p h o n i c a l l y n o t i f y t h eAdministrative Information Unit,Detective Headquarters Division, of theincident; and,* C o m p l e t e a P r e l i m i n a r yInvestigation Report (PIR) and/orArrest Report on all incidentsmotivated by hatred or prejudice andwrite “Motivated by Hatred orPrejudice” in the MO portion of thereport.

If the circumstances of an incident donot provide the corpus delicti of aspecific crime, a short form PIR shallbe completed and titled “HatredIncident.” In cases where there is nospecific crime, do not list personspossibly responsible for the incidentas suspects; such person shall belisted in the “Involved Persons”section of the PIR.

Note: A PIR shall be completedwhenever an officer becomesaware of any incident, whethercriminal or non-criminal, whichmeets the criteria of an incidentmotivated by hatred or prejudice.


203.25 (CONTINUED)The unwillingness of the victim of anincident motivated by hatred orprejudice to sign a report, or theabsence of a victim to the incident,does not exempt officers from therequirement to complete a PIR of theincident.

Geographic Detective DivisionResponsibilities. Upon receipt of acrime report involving an incidentmotivated by hatred or prejudice, theassigned detective shall complete aFollow-Up Investigation, Form 3.14,within ten working days of the dateassigned reporting the results of theinvestigation. If the investigationreveals that the incident was not infact motivated by hatred or prejudice,the assigned investigator shallcomplete a Form 3.14 and enter“NOT MOTIVATED BY HATREDOR PREJUDICE” on the first line inthe narrative portion of the report.

Note: A Form 3.14 shall becompleted on non-criminal incidentsat the discretion of the Areacommanding officer.

The detective supervisor approvingthe completed Form 3.14 shall ensurea copy is forwarded to the Areacommanding officer and CriminalConspiracy Section.

Area Commanding Officer’sResponsibilities. All reportsinvolving incidents motivated byhatred or prejudice within an Areashall be reviewed by the concernedArea commanding officer. The Areacommanding officer shall:

212.15 (CONTINUED)

* Evaluate the social impact on thecommunity from each incident;* Ensure that the appropriate follow-up investigations have been initiatedand completed in a timely manner;* Provide assurance to victims ofincidents motivated by hatred orprejudice that the Department isactively pursuing the necessaryinvestigation to remedy the situation;and,* Review all follow-up investigationsinvolving incidents motivated byhatred or prejudice.

If a crime is such that latent ormicroscopic evidence, hazardouschemicals or dangerous explosivesmay be present, the assistance of theconcerned specialist from Scientificinvestigation Division shall berequested. Officers requesting a fieldinvestigation by a unit of Scientificinvestigation Division shall make therequest by telephone wheneverpossible. When necessary, and atelephone is not available, the requestmay be made by radio. Inaccordance with Section 4/201.30,when a telephonic notification shouldbe made to an investigative unit andthe unit is not available, thenotification shall be made toDetective Headquarters Division.

212. REQUESTING AIDE INTHE FIELD

Note: In all incidents requiring thehandling of explosives, AdministrativeInformation Unit, Detective HeadquartersDivision, shall be notified.

212.15 ASSISTANCE BY 212.20 RADIO REQUESTS FORSCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATION SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONDIVISION. DIVISION UNITS.The officers investigating the scene of When a radio request for Scientifica crime shall determine whether a ~ Investigation Division units is madespecialist from Scientific Investigation (4/212.15), it shall by made by obtaining aDivision shall be summoned to the ~ clear frequency and supplying thescene (41212.44). following applicable items of information:


* Unit making the request.* Unit requested.

* Type of crime or incident to beinvestigated.* Type of assistance required (liftingfingerprints, obtaining plaster casts,examining explosives, taking photographs,etc.) .* Location where service is requested.* All other pertinent information.

The request shall be made by radioonly when the situation demandsimmediate scientific investigationand a telephone is not available.

212.40 RESPONSIBILITY FORPROTECTING EVIDENCE.Officers requesting the assistance of aspecialist from Scientific InvestigationDivision shall be responsible for theprotection of evidence until relievedby the specialist.

212.48 INVESTIGATIONSINVOLVING POISONS.When it is suspected that a majorcrime involves the use of poison, theLaboratory Section, ScientificInvestigation Division, shall benotified immediately (4/201.30).

212.54 PHOTOGRAPHS.Requests for photographic services,other than traffic, training, publicrelations activity, or fingerprints,shall be directed to the PhotographicSection, Scientific InvestigationDivision (4/201.30).


216. TAKING PERSONS INTOCUSTODY.

216.52 WEARING OF BODYARMOR DURING TACTICALOPERATIONS AND WARRANTSERVICE.The officer in charge of any policeoperation listed below shall ensurethat all officers involved in the actualfield operation wear body armor:

* Any preplanned tactical operationat a location where officers havereason to believe an individual(s)may use a firearm to resist.* Serving a search warrant at alocation where officers have reasonto believe a felony suspect(s) may bepresent.* Serving a felony arrest warrant on asuspect not in custody.

Based on tactical considerations, theofficer in charge shall specify whichofficers shall wear concealable bodyarmor and which officers, if any,shall wear external bulletproof vests(4/212.51).

217. CUSTODY OF UNBOOKEDPRISONERS.

* When the rules of search andseizure permit, an arrestee shall bethoroughly searched as soon aspracticable. Such searches shall beconducted by an employee of thearrestee’s sex. However, animmediate search may be conductedin the field by an officer of either sexwhen necessitated by specificcircumstances, such as a reasonablebelief that:*The arrestee is armed with aweapon.*A delay could result in thedestruction or loss of evidence.* Personal property shall not be takenfrom arrestees in the field.

Exceptions: Evidence, items whichcould be used as weapons, and itemswhich could contain weapons shallbe taken from the arrestee.

217.20 NON-PROHIBITEDDRUGS RECOVERED FROMARRESTEES.An officer who recovers non-prohibited drugs from an arrestee’spossession shall:

* Deliver the drugs to the booking clerkseparate from the arrestee's property.* Inform the booking clerk that the drugshave been verified as non-prohibited.

217.05 SEARCHES OFSUSPECTS AND ARRESTEES.Cursory Searches. When an immediatecursory search for weapons is necessary, itmay be conducted by an officer of either sex.


217.20 (CONTINUED)Note: When an arrestee is booked atSybil Brand Institute, non-prohibiteddrugs shall be placed in an envelopeand returned to the arrestee’spersonal property. The envelopeshall be signed by the officer andshall include a description of thecontents.

217.30 USE OF HANDCUFFS.The primary purpose in handcuffingan arrestee is to maintain control ofthe arrestee and to minimize thepossibility of escalating the situationto a point that would necessitatemore drastic means of restraint.

Felon arrestees shall normally behandcuffed; however, there may becircumstances which would make thehandcuffing of an arrestee inappropriate.Such circumstances can best beperceived by the involved officer.Therefore, any decision to not handcuffan arrestee must be based on availablefacts. Factors involved in making thisdecision include, but are not limited to:

* The possibility of the arrestee’sescaping.* The possibility of escalating theincident.* Potential threat to officers and otherpersons.* Knowledge of the arrestee's previousencounters with law enforcement.

An officer shall constantly monitorthe actions of an unhandcuffedarrestee. If the officer believes it isnecessary, he may, at any time,handcuff the arrestee.

217.32 HANDCUFFING OFMISDEMEANOR PRISONERS.Handcuffing o f m i s d e m e a n o rprisoners is discretionary.

Exception: (4/217.34).

217.34 HANDCUFFING OFBELLIGERENT ARRESTEES.If an arrestee gives any indication thathe might become belligerent, hishands shall be handcuffed behind him.

220. VEHICLE REPORTINGPROCEDURES.

220.10 VEHICLEINVESTIGATIONDETERMINATION.A Vehicle Investigation, Form 3.7,shall be completed to report thefollowing when stolen, lost,recovered, found, or impounded:

* Motor vehicles (all types).* Motorcycles, motor-driven cycles,mopeds, mini-bikes, go-carts, andmotor scooters.


220.10 (CONTINUED)* Off-highway vehicles, includingconstruction equipment, dunebuggies, and racing vehicles.* Trailers (all types).* Separate vehicle motors.* Separate vehicle transmissions.

* C a m p e r s .* Aircraft (all types).* Boats.* Separate boat engines.* Separate boat transmissions.

In addition a Vehicle Investigationshall be used as an order to release avehicle impounded with a hold, andas a Garage Report of Release orSale of an impounded vehicle.

220.15 LOST OR STOLENVEHICLE-LICENSE ORIDENTIFICATION NUMBERUNKNOWN.When the license or identificationnumber of a stolen or lost vehicle isunknown, the reporting officer shallcomplete the report, except for them i s s i n g n u m b e r s ; o b t a i n t h ereporting person’s signature; notifythe Vehicle Processing Unit (VPU),Records and Identification Division;and obtain a DR number.

Vehicles Registered in California.The Vehicle Processing Unit shallsend a teletype to DMV, Sacramento,requesting the missing numbers and

directing that the reply be sent to theVehicle Processing Unit and theconcerned division record unit.

The concerned division record unitshall complete and distribute thereport when the missing informationis received from DMV.

Vehicle Registered OutsideCalifornia. When the stolen or lostv e h i c l e i s r e g i s t e r e d o u t s i d eCalifornia, the reporting person shallbe requested to obtain the unknownnumbers and forward thatinformation to the concernedinvestigating officers. Also, the Arearecord unit processing the reportshall send a teletype inquiry to theDMV in the registering staterequesting registration information.Upon receipt of the return teletype,the information shall be forwarded tothe concerned investigating officersand VPU (543.7-22).

220.25 REPORT OF SINGLELOST OR STOLEN LICENSEPLATES.When a single lost or stolen licenseplate is reported missing, thereporting person shall be advised toimmediately remove the remaininglicense plate from the vehicle, and tosurrender it to the Department ofMotor Vehicles when replacementplates are obtained.


220.25 (CONTINUED)Note: The reporting employee shallenter the name of the person advisedto remove the plate from the vehiclein the narrative of the report.

220.26 ADVISING PERSON ASTO METHOD OFREPLACEMENT REGARDINGLOST OR STOLEN LICENSEPLATES.Person making reports of lost licenseplates and inquiring as to the methodof replacing them shall be referred tothe Department of Motor Vehicles(for release of found license plates,see 4/555.70).

220.43 VEHICLEINVESTIGATION-NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.An officer conducting a preliminaryinvestigation of a stolen or recoveredtruck of five-ton capacity or larger, acommercial trailer, a tractor cab, or abu l ldoze r sha l l immed ia t e lytelephone all available information toBurglary-Auto Theft Division(BAD). When BAD personnel arenot available, such notification shallbe given to Detective HeadquartersDivision.

220.50 VEHICLE TAKEN IN ACRIME.Whenever a vehicle is taken in thecommission of a crime a Vehicle“Stolen” Investigation, Form 3.7,shall be completed in addition to theappropriate crime report.

Exception: When an officerconducting a preliminary investigationdetermines that a vehicle has beenobtained by use of a worthlessdocument, he shall:

* Complete only a WorthlessDocument Report, Form 3.6, andi n c l u d e a l l p e r t i n e n t v e h i c l einformation in the body of the report.* Obtain a DR number for theWorthless Document Report.

Note: The vehicle information shallnot be entered into the Stolen VehicleSystem by the officer conducting thepreliminary investigation.

The concerned investigating officershall determine whether a VehicleI n v e s t i g a t i o n , F o r m 3 . 7 , i sappropriate. If so, he shall:

* Complete a Vehicle Investigation,using the worthless document DRnumber.* Notify the Vehicle InformationProcessing Unit, Records andIdentification Division.


220.55 STOLEN VEHICLE USEDIN THE COMMISSION OF ACRIME.When it is determined that a stolenvehicle used in a crime has not beenreported as stolen, a Vehicle “Stolen”Investigation, Form 3.7, shall bec o m p l e t e d i n a d d i t i o n t o t h eappropriate crime report.

220.85 PLACING HOLD ONIMPOUNDED VEHICLE.When circumstances require that avehicle be held for investigation, theimpounding employee shall:

* Caution the tow truck operator ifthere is danger of destroyingevidence.* Place a hold for the appropriateinvestigative unit by enteringinformation in the proper space onthe Vehicle Investigation, Form 3.7.

Note: Do not hold for Burglary Auto-Theft Division unless specificallyrequested. Hold for Area detectives.

* In the “Not Available for Release”space of the Vehicle Impound Notice,Form 15.23, indicate the responsibleinvestigative unit, and the anticipateddates of release. (Normally twobusiness days.)* If practicable, telephonically notifythe responsible investigative unit ofthe hold. If telephonic notification

cannot be made at the time ofimpound, that fact shall be recordedon the Vehicle Investigation, and theArea Vehicle Control Clerk shallmake such notification during thenext business day.* If a vehicle wanted for investigationcannot be impounded under authorityof the Vehicle Code, contact theinvestigating officer of the concernedunit for advice.

221. FIELD RELEASINGVEHICLES.

221.10 RELEASINGRECOVERED STOLENVEHICLES.When feasible, a recovered stolenvehicle which does not require a holdshall be. released to the owner (or theowner’s agent) without impounding.

Determining Feasibility. Officerswho recover a vehicle which appearsto be available for field release shallimmediately contact a supervisor.The supervisor shall determine thefeasibility of making a field releasebased on the following factors:

* The practicability of immediatelycontacting t h e o w n e r ( e . g . ,availability of owner’s telephonenumber; local dialing area), AND* The time required for the owner toarrive at the recovery location, AND

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221.10 (CONTINUED)* The owner’s willingness to receivethe vehicle, AND* The current unit call load and needfor police service.

be given to the desirability ofattempting to lift fingerprints prior toreleasing the vehicle.

Signature on Recovery Report.After verification of identity, theemployee shall obtain the signatureof the person receiving the vehicle inthe “Person Reporting” box on theRecovery Report.

Special Instruction. Recoveringemployee shall not leave the vehicleunattended except under unusual oremergency conditions. To precluderemoval of the vehicle during theemployee’s unanticipated absence,upon initial contact the owner shall beinstructed not to remove the vehicle ifthe employee is not at the scene.

Victim’s Report Memo. The personreceiving the vehicle shall be given acompleted Victim’s Report Memo,Form 3.17, and shall be advised ofthe necessity for caution if stoppedby a police unit.

222. IMPOUNDING VEHICLES.

Recovered Vehicle Broadcast. Theemployee shall immediately notifyCommunications Division of therelease of the vehicle. The operatorshall, without delay, broadcast acancellation of the want on thevehicle.

222.10 RESPONSIBILITY FORARRESTEE’S VEHICLE.Arresting officers s h a l l b eresponsible for the reasonable care ofa vehicle in the immediate physicalpossession of the arrestee.

Note: Outside agency officers shallcare for the arrestee's vehicle whenthey are responsible for completingthe investigation.

Notification to Vehicle Processing 222.35 ABANDONED VEHICLES.Unit. The employee shall telephonically All requests for the removal ofnotify the Vehicle Processing Unit of the a b a n d o n e d v e h i c l e s s h a l l b erecovery as soon as practicable. forwarded to the Department of

Transportation.Latent Prints. When there isinformation or evidence regarding apossible suspect, consideration must


222.50 NOTIFICATION TOOWNER OF IMPOUNDEDVEHICLE.Obtaining Information. Ownerinformation is available throughSVS, Department records, or recordsin the vehicle. If complete ownerinformation is unavailable from thesesources, the impounding employeeshall cause a teletype request to besent to the Department of MotorVehicles, Sacramento, or, for avehicle registered out of state, ateletype request through the NationalLaw Enforcement TelecommunicationsSystem.

Upon receipt of the return teletype,the supervisor approving the VehicleInvestigation shall ensure that theinformation is entered and that anyappropriate notices are mailed. If thereturn teletype is not received by theend of the business day following thei m p o u n d , t h e r e p o r t s h a l l b eforwarded to the Area VehicleControl Clerk who shall obtain theinformation, complete the reportprocessing, and make appropriatenotifications.

Notification by Mail. Notificationby mail shall be accomplished asfollows:

* Abandoned Vehicles-$200 orLess. If an abandoned vehicle isappraised at two hundred dollars orless, the impounding employee shallcause a Notice of Stored ImpoundedVehicle, Form 15.23, and all requirednotifications related to post-storagevehicle impound hearings (41226.15)to be mailed to the present, legal, andregistered owners.* Other ImpoundedVehicles. The impounding employeeshall cause a Notice of ImpoundedVehicle, Form 15.23, and all requirednotifications related to post-storagevehicle impound hearings (4/226.15)to be sent to the present, registered,and legal owners and, if the vehiclewas reported stolen, the personreporting.Note: When a vehicle is impoundedas a result of the driver's arrest,“22651 (h) V.C.,” (NOT “driverarrested”) shall be entered as thereason for impound. (See alsoConveyances Subject to Seizure,section 41222.70)* Telephonic Notifications.* No Hold. When no hold is placed onthe vehicle, the present owner, in additionto being notified by mail, shall, whenpracticable within the local or ATSSdialing ma, be notified telephonically bythe impounding employee. Suchnotification, or the reason for notnotifying, shall be documented on thebottom line of the “Narrative” sectionof the Vehicle Investigation.


222.50 (CONTINUED)*Holds. When a hold is placed on animpounded vehicle, the impoundingemployee shall not telephonicallynotify the owner or reporting party.(In these instances, telephonicnotification is the responsibility ofthe Area Vehicle Control Clerk.)

222.55 FINGERPRINTS ONIMPOUNDED VEHICLE.When a vehicle is held for prints(4/220.85), the impounding officershall:

* Notify by telephone the LatentPrint Section, Scientific InvestigationDivision, or the Valley Section,Scientific Investigation Division, ifthe vehicle was impounded in aValley Area.

* All property of evidential value,whether in plain sight or found as aresult of a legal search.* Property in plain sight that isestimated by the employee to have amarket value of more than $50 peritem or a total value of more than$100 when these items cannot belocked in the driver’s compartment,glove box, or trunk.* Any items of evidential value in thetrunk or glove box of the vehicle thatcome into the sight of employeessecuring property from the driver’scompartment.* All moneys found, whether in plainsight or as a result of a legal search.* Any item declared to be of value bythe person in apparent lawful controlof the vehicle if the person insists.

* Place in the Vehicle Investigation, All property, whether in plain sightForm 3.7, the name, serial number, or found as a result of a legal search,and division of assignment of the which is left in an impounded vehicleperson notified that the vehicle is shall be listed on the Vehicleheld for prints. Investigation, Form 3.7.

222.60 PROPERTY IN AVEHICLE TO BE IMPOUNDEDOR LEFT PARKED.When a vehicle is impounded or leftlegally parked at the scene of a policeinvestigation, the following items shallbe removed and booked in accordancewith established procedures:

When probable cause does not existfor a legal search, the items preprintedon the Vehicle Investigation (e.g.,battery, spare tire) that are not in plainsight shall be so indicated on the form.


222.60 (CONTINUED)L o s A n g e l e s D e p a r t m e n t o fTransportation employees shall bepermitted to book property removedform impounded vehicles into theDepartment’s property system underthe following condition:

222.65 KEYS ANDREGISTRATION CERTIFICATEIN AN IMPOUNDED VEHICLE.Neither the ignition keys nor theregistration certificate shall beremoved from an impounded vehicleunless they are to be booked asevidence.

* Property in plain sight that isestimated by the employee to have amarket value of more than $50 peritem or to have a total value of morethan $100; and,

238. DEAD BODIES.

* The items cannot be secured in thedriver’s compartment, glove box, ortrunk.

238.10 DETERMINING DEATH.Except when a person is obviouslydead, it shall be the responsibility ofthe emergency ambulance crew todetermine if death has occurred.

The LADOT employee shall beresponsible for the completion of theproperty report and the properpackaging of the item(s) to bebooked.

238 .20 AMBULANCEREQUESTED AT SCENE OFAPPARENT DEATH.An ambulance shall be requested atthe scene of an apparent death when:

Note: Items deemed to be of * There is no doctor in attendance.evidentiary value shall be booked by * There is a possibility, even ifa sworn employee. remote, that the person may be alive.

222.61 IMPOUNDED VEHICLEREPORT-CRIME REPORTINFORMATION.The impounding employee shall notcomplete items relative to witnesses,suspects, arrestees, and narrative(other than impound remarks) untilt h e g a r a g e c o p i e s h a v e b e e ndetached.

If death has occurred, a RescueReport, Form F660, shall be obtainedfrom the ambulance crew and attachedto the Death Report, Form 3.11.

238.23 DEAD BODIES EXPOSEDTO PUBLIC VIEW.When a dead body which does notcome within the jurisdiction of theCoroner (4/238.46) is exposed to


238.23 (CONTINUED)public view, an ambulance shall berequested. The body shall ber e l e a s e d a s d i r e c t e d b y t h einvestigating officers.

When a dead body which comeswithin the jurisdiction of the Coroner(4/238.46) is exposed to public view,the investigating officers shall notifythe senior Coroner’s investigator assoon as practicable. The investigatingofficers shall be guided by theinstructions of the Coroner’srepresentative dispatched to the scene.

When a supervisor at the scene of adeath determines that a dead bodyexposed to public view wouldprobably create an adverse incident,he shall notify the senior coroner’sinvestigator, who will arrange to havethe body removed immediately byambulance. The instructions of theCoroner shall be given to theambulance crew.

238.26 TRANSPORTATION OFDEAD BODIES.A dead body which comes under thejurisdiction of the Coroner (4/238.46)shall not be removed to a funeralestablishment except on instructionsof a deputy coroner.

238.30 SEARCHING DEADBODIES.The officer in charge at the scene of adead body shall prevent any person,other than a deputy coroner, fromsearching the body. Wheneverpossible, a witness, preferably arelative of the deceased or a memberof the household, shall be requestedto remain at the scene with theofficer. The name and address of thisperson, and a statement verifying hispresence, shall be included in theDeath Report, Form 3.11. Wheneverpersonal effects and possessions ofthe deceased are taken by the deputycoroner, a receipt shall be obtained(4/238.48). This receipt shall beattached to the Death Report.

238.40 NOTIFICATION TOINVESTIGATING OFFICERS OFDEATH.Officers assigned a dead body callshall telephone, without delay, theconcerned geographic investigatingofficers and notify them of thecircumstances. They shall beinformed if there is any indicationthat a death might be suicide orhomicide. Detective HeadquartersDivision shall be notified of thecircumstances if the concernedinvestigating officers are notavailable. Officers shall abide byinstructions of the investigatingofficers.


238.43 NOTIFICATION TORELATIVES OF DECEASEDPERSON.Whenever practicable, notification tothe next of kin of the deceased personshall be made by the investigatingofficers in person. If the next of kinlives in another area, a police unit ofthat area shall be requested to makethe personal notification. If therelatives live outside the City, theCoroner shall be requested to makethe notification.

238.46 NOTIFICATION TOCORONER.It shall be the responsibility of theinvestigating officers to notify theCoroner of all deaths occurring: (1)

* When the deceased died whileunder arrest, while being temporarilydetained or while under the care orc o n t r o l o f a n o f f i c e r o f t h eDepartment.* When the deceased has not beenattended by a physician withintwenty days preceding death.* When the deceased committedsuicide.* When the attending physician isunable to state the cause of death.* When the deceased died as theresult of an accident.* When there is any suspicion thatthe death resulted from the use ofnarcotics.

* Under such circumstances as toafford a reasonable ground to suspectthat death was caused by the criminalact of another.[(l)Health and Safety Code Section10250.]

238.48 PROPERTY TOCORONER.An officer at the scene of a deathrequiring a Death Report, Form 3.11 ~(5/3.11), shall obtain an itemizedreceipt form the Coroner’s deputy forall property, including the contents ofwallets and purses, removed from thescene by such deputy. The receiptshall be stapled to the original of theDeath Report.

Suicide Notes. Original suicidenotes shall accompany the body to aCoroner’s mortuary. Portions of isuicide notes pertaining to thesuicidal act shall be quoted in theDeath Report when practicable.When a copy of the original suicide ,note is desired by investigatingofficers, a photocopy may beobtained from the Coroner’s Office.When the original note is needed forcrime laboratory study, it shall beobtained from the Coroner’s Officeb y a m e m b e r o f S c i e n t i f i cInvestigation Division.


238.48 (CONTINUED)Poisons and Drugs. All poisons,drugs, and their containers suspectedof being connected with a suicideshall accompany the body to theCoroner.

Firearms. All firearms suspected ofbeing suicide weapons shall bebooked as evidence to provide theopportunity to test such firearms.Such weapons shall be released to theCoroner’s property office (4/560.40).

238.60 UNIDENTIFIED DEADBODIES.When the identity of a dead body isunknown, the reporting officer shallobtain the “John Doe” or “Jane Doe”number from the Coroner’s deputy atthe scene. Pending identification, thenumber shall be used in lieu of thedecedent’s name.

238.83. HOMICIDE.The first officer to arrive at the sceneof a homicide shall immediatelyisolate the vicinity where the crimewas committed, or the body wasfound. It shall be his responsibilityto see that no one be permitted toapproach the scene until investigatingofficers arrive and take charge of thecase. Upon arrival, the investigatingofficers shall be in charge of theinvestigation. Officers assigned to

any duty at the scene shall remainuntil they are relieved by theinvestigating officers.

245. EMPLOYEE-INVOLVEDUSE OF FORCE INCIDENTS.

245.05 REPORTABLE USE OFFORCE INCIDENT-DEFINED.A reportable use of force incident isdefined as an incident in which anyon-duty Department employee, oroff-duty employee whose occupationas a Department employee is a factor,uses a non-lethal control device orany physical force to :

* Compel a person to comply withthe employee’s directions; or,* Overcome resistance by a suspectduring an arrest or a detention; or,* Defend any person from anaggressive action by a suspect.

Exceptions: The following incidentsa r e n o t r e p o r t a b l e u n d e r t h eprovisions of this Section:

* The use of a firm grip control only,which does not result in an injury; or,* That force necessary to overcomepassive resistance due to physicaldisability or intoxication which doesnot result in an injury; e.g., the use ofa wrist lock to assist an intoxicatedperson to a standing position; or,


245.05 (CONTINUED)* An incident investigated by theOfficer-Involved Shooting Section,Robbery-Homicide Division.

245.10 REPORTING USE OFFORCE INCIDENTS.An employee who becomes involvedin a reportable use of force incidentor discharges a TASER or a chemicalirritant control device for any reasonother than an approved trainingexercise shall:

* Complete a Use of Force Report,Form 1.67.2;* Report the full details of the use off o r c e i n c i d e n t i n t h e r e l a t e dDepartment arrest or crime report;* Use an Employee’s Report, Form15.7, to report the full details of theuse of force incident when a crime orarrest report is not required;* Ensure that each page of all copiesof the related report has the wordsUSE OF FORCE in the left margin.

Off-duty employees who become involvedin a reportable use of force incident shallnotify their supervisor or watchcommander without unnecessary delay.Notification shall be made to the WatchCommander, Detective HeadquartersDivision, when the employee’s location ofassignment is closed.

Note: Off-duty employees completinguse of force related reports shall submita copy to their supervisor no later thantheir next regularly scheduled tour ofduty.

215. PIN MAPS.

275.10 CRIME PIN MAPS.Those divisions or units maintainingcrime pin maps shall post such mapswith the following designated pins:

DIVISIONAL PIN MAPS

WATCH PIN MAPS

Crime Pin

Residence BurglaryBusiness BurglaryGas Station BurglaryStreet RobberyBusiness RobberyAll Other RobberiesRapeAssaultsTheft from Auto

Plain RedRed With BarRed Wi th DotPlainGreenGreen With BarGreen With DotPlain BlackBlack With BarPlainYellow


275.10 (CONTINUED)Theft from Business Yellow With BarOther Thefts Yellow WithDotAuto Theft (Street) Plain OrangeAuto Theft (Parking Lot) Orange With BarAuto Theft (Other) Orange With Dotpurse Snatching Plain ChocolateRecovered Auto Plain WhiteBurglary from Auto Plain Blue

279. SHOTGUNS IN POLICEVEHICLES.A loaded Department shotgun carriedin a police vehicle shall contain fourrounds of ammunition in themagazine, shall be cocked, and thesafety shall be in the “ON” position.

A shotgun shall not be carried in apolice vehicle with a round ofammunition in the chamber.

BOOKING, CUSTODY, ANDDISPOSITION OF PROPERTY

505. PROPERTYCLASSIFICATIONS.

505.10 CLASSIFICATIONS OFPROPERTY.Items entered into the Departmentproperty system shall be classified asfollows:

* Evidence-items which are or maybe related to a crime, or which mayeither implicate or exonerate aperson.

* Excess Personal Property-non-evidentiary personal property of anarrestee which cannot be packaged ina prisoner’s property package orpurse.* Non-evidence-property other thanevidence or excess personal property.

505.15 CLASSIFICATIONS OFANALYZED EVIDENCE.Evidence booked into theDepartment’s property system shallbe classified as follows:

* Analyzed Evidence-ShelfS t o r a g e - e v i d e n c e , o t h e r t h a nnarcotics, that does not require coldstorage.* Ana lyzed Ev idence -To BeRefrigerated-whole blood, urine,saliva, etc.* Ana lyzed Ev idence -To BeFrozen-biological evidence (driedblood/semen, swabs/slides/aspirates,etc.).* Analyzed Evidence-narcotics.

505.20 RECLASSIFICATION OFNON-EVIDENCE.Non-evidence may be reclassified toevidence by completion of a Follow-up Report, Form 3.14.

Note: Additional property may notbe booked on a Follow-up Report,Form 3.14.


510. BOOKING PROCEDURE.

510.10 BOOKING EVIDENCEAND NON-EVIDENCE-GENERAL.The employee seizing or takingcustody of evidence shall ensure it isproperly booked without unnecessarydelay.

All property which is to be bookedshall be inventoried and listed on theProperty Report, Form 10.1. Theemployee seizing or taking custodyof a closed container shall open thecontainer prior to booking andconduct an inventory search if itscontents cannot be determined fromexamining its exterior. Evidencemay only be booked by a swornemployee, a Police ServiceRepresentative in the course of hisofficial duties or a civilian employeeconducting specialized investigativework. Responsibility for bookingevidence may be assumed by thedetective or the civilian investigativespecialist at the scene.

Employees shall book only thequantities of evidence necessary forcase prosecution. In instances whenthe rightful ownership of propertycan be readily determined, and caseprosecution will not be jeopardized,the property shall be returned to the

owner. When appropriate, employeesshall utilize photographs in lieu ofactual evidence.

Note: If there is a question as towhether or not photographs willsuffice in lieu of actual evidenceitems, the booking employee shouldseek the advice of a supervisor or theconcerned detective.

Non-evidence shall not be bookedinto a Department storage facilityunless circumstances necessitatebooking of the property.

The employee seizing or takingcustody of property shall issue aReceipt for Property Taken intoCustody, Form 10.10 (duplicatecopy), to the person relieved of theproperty (4/645.20 and 500.10). Theoriginal of the Form 10.10 shall beincluded as a page of the originalProperty Report, Form 10.1; Noticeto Appear/Release From CustodyReport, Form 5.2.8; or Arrest Report,Form 5.2, when evidence to bebooked is listed.

Evidence and non-evidence shall notbe stored in the personal possessionof any employee, except certainforgery-related evidence (4/570.20).

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510.10(CONTINUED)One copy of the Property Report,Form 10.1, or Notice toAppear/Release, Form 5.2.8; orArrest face sheet, Form 5.2, shallaccompany the property whenbooked.

Exception: Two copies shall accompanynarcotics or firearm bookings, or bloodor urine bookings within Operations-Valley Bureau.

It is not necessary to issue the Form10.10 for blood and urine samples orbiological smear specimens takenfrom an arrestee or the victim of acrime, nor is it necessary to includethese items on a Form 10.10 used tolist other property taken from anarrestee or victim.

When the finding of non-evidence isreported and the finder refuses torelinquish custody of the property tothe Department, the interviewingemployee shall complete a PropertyReport, Form 10.1, and make anotation on the report that theproperty is in the possession of thefinder.Note: The assigned detectives(4/790.) shall ensure that the finderhas complied with laws governingfound property (Civil Code 1020.1,2080.3; Penal Code 177 and 485).

The employee booking propertyshall, if circumstances permit, checkidentifiable property against theAutomated Property System andprovide information regarding anyreported stolen property in thereports. The booking employee shallnotify each detective divisionhandling a case involving the bookedproperty by completing the “ExtraCopy To” portion of the reports toensure notification and reportdistribution to each detectivedivision.

Investigative officers within thebooking employee’s Area shouldconfer with any other entity handlinga case involving the booked propertyto determine responsibility fordisposition of the property.

Note: Booking employees shallcontinue to check all firearms againstthe Automated Firearms System(4/540.30) and attach a copy of theprintout to the appropriate report.

510.12 BOOKING ANALYZEDEVIDENCE-GENERAL.An employee receiving evidencerequiring analysis shall:

* Record appropriate information onall required envelopes or tags;


510.12 (CONTINUED)* Place the evidence in the correctclassification of Laboratory andAnalyzed Evidence Envelope, or tagcorrectly;* When applicable, enclose acompleted Sexual Assault Evidence-Instructions To Examining Physician,Form 12.52, in one of the AnalyzedEvidence Envelopes;* Seal the Analyzed EvidenceEnvelope with a completed AnalyzedEvidence Seal on both flaps of therequired evidence envelope; and,* Book the evidence within theDepartment property system(4/513.30).

Note: Analyzed evidence requiringfreezer storage shall be booked atCentral Property Division no laterthan six (6) hours after it is obtained.

525. PRESERVING PROPERTY.

525.10 PRESERVINGPROPERTY--GENERAL.All property shall be protected fromcontamination, alteration, destruction,and damage. Employees takingcustody of property which they do notknow how to preserve shall obtainassistance from Scientific Investigation

Division.

FOLLOW-UP INVESTIGATION 709. DEATHS.

702. DETECTIVE’S CASEENVELOPE-FELONYARRESTEES.

709.10 DEATH

The assigned investigator shallensure that:

* A separate Detective’s CaseEnvelope, Form 15.15, is utilized foreach adult felony arrestee.

INVESTIGATION-FOLLOW-UP PROCEDURES.Natural, Accidental, and SuicideDeaths. Death investigations whichreflect a supported classification of“natural,” “accidental,” or “suicide”shall not routinely require a Follow-up Report, Form 3.14.

Exceptions Investigations requiring useof a case package larqger than the 15.15, ora Murder Book (4/710.30).

Exception: A Follow-up Report shallbe completed as soon as practicalwhen:

* A copy of all related reports is filedin the package.* Applicable information is enteredon the face of the envelope as itbecomes available.* The completed case package issubmitted to a supervisor for approval assoon as practicable after the Investigator’sFinal Report, Form 5.10, is approved andreturned to the investigator.

* The facts articulated in the initialDeath Investigation Report, Form3.11, do not support theclassification; OR,* Subsequent information significantlyalters the original classification; OR,* The postmortem examinationcontradicts the classification andcause of death reported on the DeathInvestigation Report,

After Approval, completed casepackages are to be filed as directedby the division commanding officer.

Traffic Related Deaths. When adeath results from a traffic collision,the investigating officer shallcomplete a Traffic Collision StatusReport, Form 4.16, within 60 daysfollowing the initial Deathinvestigation Report. The reportshall indicate:


* The postmortem examinationresults, and final classification ofdeath; OR,* That the investigation is continuingand the reason for its continuance.

Undetermined Deaths. Thedetective responsible for the follow-up investigation of a death classifiedas “undetermined” shall, as soon aspossible but no later than 60 day afterthe initial Death Investigation Report,complete a Follow-up Reportindicating:

* The postmortem examinationresults, and the final classificationand cause of death, OR,* That the postmortem examinationis continuing and a statement as towhy the examination and/or theinvestigation has not been concluded.

Note: When the postmortemexamination results cannot beobtained, the detective shall completean additional Follow-up Report duringeach subsequent 90 day period, untilthe final classification or cause ofdeath can be established. If either theclassification or cause of death cannotbe determined, the detective shallcomplete a Follow-up Reportindicating the available results and thereason why a final determination bythe Coroner is not possible.


710. HOMICIDES.

710.10 TELEPHONICNOTIFICATIONS.A telephonic notification reportingthe occurrence of a homicide shall bemade by the homicide investigatingofficer as soon as practical after hispreliminary investigation to theconcerned operations bureau officeand the Administrative InformationUnit, Detective HeadquartersDivision. The following informationshall be included:

* Name of victim.* Date and time of occurrence.* Location of occurrence.* Suspect in custody/outstanding.* Cause of death.* Motive for homicide (if known).* Area of occurrence.* Potential for additional problems.* Name of reporting officer.

710.20 HOMICIDE STATUSREPORTS.Unsolved Homicides. A progressreport on an unsolved homicide shallbe submitted by detectives to theircommanding officer, within 60 daysof case assignment. The report is inlieu of a Follow-up Report, Form3.14. It shall be on plain white paperand distributed as follows:

Solved Homicides. W h e n ahomicide case is solved, theinvestigating officer shall submit aFollow-up Report, Form 3.14,containing the following information:


* Original and addenda to theassigned detective.* O n e c o p y t o t h e d e t e c t i v esupervisor.* One copy and addenda to theconcerned operations bureau.* One copy to Robbery-HomicideDivision.

A f o l l o w - u p r e p o r t s h a l l b ecompleted:

* As soon as possible, whenadditional information consists ofnew evidence affecting the cause ofdeath or when the status of the DeathInvestigation Report, Form 3.11, ischanged.* When any significant subsequentinformation is reported during theunsolved status of the homicide afteran initial homicide progress reporthas been submitted.* At the end of six months and at theend of one year from the date of thecrime on all unsolved homicides.* After the first year as additionalinformation becomes available.

710.20 (CONTINUED)* Synopsis of the occurrence (who,what, when, where, how).* Suspect(s)- Defendant(s).* Investigative information positivelyidentifying the suspect(s).* M.O. used by the suspect(s).*Criminal charges filed and/orwarrant information.*Postmortem examinationinformation--cause of death.

Crimes or Incidents Reclassified asCriminal Homicides. When areported crime or incident isreclassified as a criminal homicide,the assigned detective shall:*Complete a Preliminary InvestigationR e p o r t (PIR), F o r m 3 . 1 , f o r“Murder” when the incident wasoriginally reported on a DeathInvestigation Report, Form 3.11;Injury Report, Form 3.15; or MissingPerson Investigation Report, Form3.16; OR,

* Submit a Follow-up Report, Form3.14, reclassifying the original PIR to“Murder” along with the fact sheet ofthe original PIR; AND,* Prepare aDeath Investigation Report, if notpreviously completed.* If the original report was a DeathInvestigation Report, the classificationshall be changed to “homicide.”

All reports shall contain the DRnumber of the original crime orincident.

Exception: If the original crime hasbeen cleared before the death of thevictim occurs, or if the deathoccurred in a calendar year other thanthat in which the original report wascompleted, the subsequent DeathInvestigation Report, Follow-upReport, and/or PreliminaryInvestigation Report shall beassigned a new DR number.

710.30 MURDER BOOK.Murder Books shall be used exclusivelyfor homicide investigations.

The Forms 3.11.1 through 3.11.7(5/3.11.1) are to be maintained in theMurder Book when used in a homicideinvestigation. When the forms areused in other than a homicideinvestigation, they are to be maintainedin the appropriate case folder.

712. MISSING/FOUNDPERSONS.

712.10 MISSING/FOUNDPERSONS.Employee-- Responsibilities. Whenany person, resident or non-residentof Los Angeles, is reported missing,t h e e m p l o y e e c o n d u c t i n g t h epreliminary investigation shall:


712.10 (CONTINUED)* Request advice from the MissingPersons Detail, Detective HeadquartersDivision;* Complete a Missing/Found PersonsInvestigation, Form 3.16, withoutdelay; and

Note: Parental abductions shall beaccepted as missing persons cases.

* Provide the person reporting aD e p a r t m e n t o f J u s t i c e (DOJ)Dental/Skeletal Release Form, SS-8567; or in the case of a missingjuvenile, a DOJ Dental/SkeletalPhotograph and Description ReleaseForm (reverse side of SS-8567); andcomply with procedures A-C.

Note: The California Penal Coderequires law enforcement agencies totake missing persons reports (Form3.16) telephonically. However, thisshould not be done routinely. Thereporting person should be requested tomake the report at the nearest lawenforcement facility unless the reportingperson is unable, i.e., disabled.

Exception: With the approval ofthe Area Juvenile Coordinator, amissing persons report may be takentelephonically when it involves ac h r o n i c j u v e n i l e r u n a w a y o rextenuating circumstances are

Resident of Los Angeles. If themissing person (juvenile or adult) is aCity of Los Angeles resident and waslast seen outside the City, the employeecompleting the Missing/Found PersonsInvestigation, Form 3.16, shall I

immediately notify the outside agencyhaving jurisdiction of the locationwhere the person was last seen andrecord the name of the person andagency notified in the narrative portionof the report.


present which would create a severehardship for the parent or guardianattempting to complete the report.

When the Area Juvenile Coordinator isunavailable, approval for completion ofthe telephonic report shall be obtainedf r o m t h e c o n c e r n e d J u v e n i l eCoordinator’s immediate supervisor.

When neither the Area JuvenileCoordinator nor the immediatesupervisor is available, approval tocomplete the telephonic report shall beobtained from the concerned Areapatrol division watch commander.

The Missing/Found Person TelephoneReport, Form 3.16.2, shall only be usedby investigative personnel as an interimreport while the Missing/FoundPersons Investigation, Form 3.16, isbeing processed.

712.10 (CONTINUED)Notwithstanding other provisions setforth in this Order, the employeee n t e r i n g a n y m i s s i n g p e r s o ninformation into NCIC shall recordthe NCIC nine digit entry verificationnumber in the “NCIC # " box on therevised Form 3.16.

Non-Resident of Los Angeles.When any non-resident of the City ofLos Angeles is reported missing, theemployee conducting the preliminaryinvestigation shall complete aMissing/Found Persons Investigation,Form 3.16, without delay andimmediately notify and forward acopy of the report to the outsideagency having jurisdiction over theperson’s residence address and, ifapplicable, the jurisdiction where themissing person was last seen. Theemployee shall record the name ofeach person and agency notified inthe narrative portion of the report.

712.30 FOUND/UNIDENTIFIEDPERSONS.Employee-Responsibilities. AnyDepartment employee receivinginformation c o n c e r n i n g afound/unidentified person whocannot be reunited with family orfriends during the preliminaryinvestigation, shall:

* Request advice from the MissingPersons Detail, DetectiveHeadquarters Division:* Complete a Found/Missing PersonsInvestigation, Form 3.16; and* Ensure that the disposition of theindividual is noted in the narrative ofthe report.

Investigating Officer--Responsibilities.An officer receiving a Found/UnidentifiedPersons Report shall, in addition toestablished Procedures, ensure that theappropriate information is entered into theUnidentified Person File, NCIC.

Note: NCIC routinely completes across-search between the UnidentifiedPersons File and the Missing PersonsFile in an effort to locate missingpersons.

733. INFORMANTS.

733.10 INFORMANTS-OFFICERS’ RESPONSIBILITY.All officers shall disclose to theircommanding officers the identities ofinformants from whom the officersare receiving information.

Whenever practicable, an officershall telephonically check theUndesirable Informant File, which isaccessible during normal businesshours, when:


733.10 (CONTINUED)* He intends to conduct an investigationbased on information supplied by:* An untested informant, OR* A formerly reliable informant withwhom the officer has had no contactfor a period of at least three months.* He believes that an informant maybe supplying information to anotheri n v e s t i g a t i v e u n i t w i t h i n t h eDepartment.

Investigating officers shall notconduct investigations based solelyupon information supplied by aninformant whose name appears in theUndesirable Informant File withoutapproval of a staff officer.

W h e n t h e m a g n i t u d e o f a ninvestigation necessitates the possibleu s e o f a k n o w n u n d e s i r a b l einformant, the investigating officer’scommanding officer shall be advisedand shall contact his immediatesuperior at the staff level. Theconcerned staff officer shall ensurethat a thorough investigation into theundesirable informant’s backgroundis conducted and shall be responsiblefor evaluating the results of theinvestigation and deciding whether toact upon information supplied by aknown undesirable informant.

733.20 UNDESIRABLEINFORMANT FILE.The commanding officer of eachArea or each specialized investigativedivision shall, when an informantproves himself to be undesirable,forward a completed Form 5.10,including details of the informant’sundesirability, to the Office ofSpecial Services. The words“Undesirable Informant” shall beplaced in the left margin.

The Office of Special Services shallbe responsible for maintaining theDepartment-wide UndesirableInformant File.

Criteria for classifying an informantas undesirable shall include; but nobe limited to:

* Acting in anyway which wouldendanger the life of an officer, OR* Revealing the identity of anyofficer or the existence of aninvestigation to suspects during aninvestigation, OR* Attempting to use the Departmentt o f u r t h e r h i s o w n c r i m i n a lobjectives, OR* Alienating one police agencyagainst another by giving false ormisleading information to either orboth agencies.


733.20 (CONTINUED)Note: The mere unreliability of aninformant shall not necessarilyqualify him for inclusion in theUndesirable Informant File.

The Director, Office of SpecialServices, shall make the finaldetermination as to the names ofinformants placed in the UndesirableInformant File.

Whenever an officer queries theUndesirable Informant File and thereis an entry under the informant’sname, the Office of Special Servicesshall record the followinginformation on the appropriate Officeof Special Services forms:

* The name and assignment of theofficer requesting information;* The type of investigation;* Whether or not the undesirableinformant is to be used, and,* The name and assignment of thestaff officer approving the use of theundesirable informant.

780. VEHICLES-INVESTIGATION ANDRELEASE.

780.10 AREA OFIMPOUNDMENT-DEFINED.The area of impoundment is definedas the area in which the vehicle isactually stored.

780.15 PRESENT OWNER-DEFINED.The present owner of a vehicle isdefined as the registered owner onthe records of the Department ofMotor Vehicles.

Exception: When the registeredowner on record has transferred hisownership rights, the present owneris the last person to whom equity orownership of the vehicle has beentransferred.

780.77 HOLD ON VEHICLE-TWO DAY LIMIT.An impounded vehicle shall not beheld for investigation longer than twobusiness days.

Exception: The supervisor (DetectiveII or higher) of the investigatorresponsible for the release mayauthorize an extension when specificcircumstances warrant.


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