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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...