General Law Enforcement Operations
300 - Use of Force
300.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines on the reasonable use of force. While the...
301 - Use of Force Review Board
301.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes a process for the Hartwell County Sheriff’s Depar...
302 - Handcuffing and Restraints
302.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the use of handcuffs and other restra...
303 - Control Devices and Techniques – Non-Lethal to Less-than-Lethal
303.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the use and maintenance of control de...
304 - Conducted Energy Weapons
304.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the issuance and use of a TASER less-...
305 - Deputy/Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths
305.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish policy and procedures for the ...
306 - Firearms/Sidearms
306.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for issuing firearms sometimes referred t...
307 - Vehicle Pursuits
307.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for vehicle pursuits in order to protect ...
308 - Deputy Response to Calls
308.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides deputies with guidelines for the safe and appropriat...
309 - Domestic Violence
309.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide the guidelines necessary to dete...
310 - Search and Seizure
310.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Both the federal and state Constitutions provide every individual with th...
311 - Temporary Custody of Juveniles
311.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines consistent with the Juvenile Justice and ...
312 - Seniors and Disability Victimization
312.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the investigation...
313 - Discriminatory Harassment
313.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to prevent office members from being subjec...
314 - Child Abuse
314.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the investigation...
315 - Missing Persons
315.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance for handling missing person investigations....
316 - Public Alerts
316.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for alerting the publ...
317 - Victim and Witness Assistance
317.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to ensure that crime victims and witnesses ...
318 - Hate Crimes
318.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy is designed to assist in identifying and handling crimes moti...
319 - Standards of Conduct
319.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes standards of conduct that are consistent with the...
320 - Disposal of Media
320.1 PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to outline the proper disposal of media (physical or ...
321 - Information Technology Use
321.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the proper use of...
322 - Report Preparation
322.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Report preparation is a major part of each deputy's job. The purpose of r...
323 - Media Relations
323.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the release of official office inform...
324 - Subpoenas and Court Appearances
324.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This procedure has been established to provide for the acceptance of subp...
325 - Reserve Deputies
325.1 INFORMATION The Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department Reserve Unit will not exist under the ...
326 - Outside Agency Assistance
326.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to members when request...
327 - Registered Offender Information
327.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes guidelines by which the Hartwell County Sheriff’s...
328 - Major Incident Notification
328.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to members of this depa...
329 - Death Investigation
329.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The investigations of cases involving death include those ranging from na...
330 - Identity Theft
330.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Identity theft is a growing trend that frequently involves related crimes...
331 - Private Persons Arrests – Citizen’s Arrest
331.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance for the handling of pri...
332 - Limited English Proficiency Services
332.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance to members when communicating with individu...
333 - Mandatory Oakridge College Notification
333.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to describe the requirements and procedures...
334 - Chaplains
334.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes the guidelines for Hartwell County Sheriff’s Depa...
335 - Biological Samples
335.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the collection of biological samples ...
336 - Public Safety Video Surveillance System
336.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance for the placement and monitoring of office ...
337 - Child and Dependent Adult Safety
337.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines to ensure that children and dependent adu...
338 - Service Animals
338.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide the guidelines necessary to ensu...
339 - Volunteer Program
339.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department Volunteer Unit will not exist th...
340 - Off-Duty Law Enforcement Actions
340.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The decision to become involved in a law enforcement action when off-duty...
341 - Canines/K9
341.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes guidelines for the use of canines to augment poli...
342 - Office Use of Social Media
342.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines to ensure that any use of social media on...
343 - Native American/Indigenous Persons Protection and Repatriation
343.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy is intended to ensure the protection and security of ancient ...
344 - Gun Violence Restraining Orders
344.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for petitioning and s...
345 - Community Relations
345.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for community relatio...
346 - Generative Artificial Intelligence Use
346.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for office use of gen...
347 - Court Facility Entry Screening
347.1 PURPOSE This Order establishes the policy and procedures for the security screening of all ...
349 - Tsunami Response
349.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Hartwell County is located near the Pacific Ocean. This policy is intende...