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Patrol Operations

400 - Patrol Functions

400.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to define the patrol function, the main fun...

401 - Incident Command System

401.1 USE OF INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) 401.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides all membe...

402 - Biased-Based Policing

402.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance to office members that affirms the Hartwell...

403 - Briefing Training

403.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Briefing training is generally conducted at the beginning of the deputy’s...

404 - Crime and Disaster Scene Integrity

404.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance in handling a major cri...

405 - Crisis Response Unit – Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)

405.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Crisis Response Unit (CRU) is comprised of one specialized team: the ...

406 - Ride-Along Program and Policy

406.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Ride-Along Program provides an opportunity for citizens to experience...

408 - Hazardous Material Response

408.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Exposure to hazardous materials presents potential harm to office members...

409 - Hostage and Barricade Incidents

409.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for situations where ...

410 - Bomb Calls

410.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines to assist members of ...

411 - Mental Illness Commitments

411.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for when deputies may take a person into ...

412 - Cite and Release Policy

412.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance on when to release adults who are arrested ...

413 - Foreign Diplomatic and Consular Representatives

413.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines to ensure that members of the Hartwell Co...

414 - Rapid Response and Deployment

414.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Violence that is committed in schools, workplaces and other locations by ...

415 - Reporting Policy Activity Outside of Jurisdiction

415.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides general guidelines for reporting police activity whi...

416 - Immigration Violations

416.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE - CONFORMANCE TO SB54 AND RELATED LAWS The purpose of this policy is to e...

417 - Field Training Officer Program

417.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Field Training Officer Program is intended to provide a standardized ...

418 - Aircraft Accidents

418.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide office members with guidelines f...

419 - Obtaining Air Support

419.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The use of a police helicopter can be invaluable in certain situations. T...

420 - Contacts and Temporary Detentions

420.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for temporarily det...

421 - Criminal Organizations

421.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to ensure that the Hartwell County Sheriff’...

422 - Bureau and Division Commanders

422.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Each division must be directed by supervisors who are capable of making d...

423 - Duty Officer

423.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This Order establishes a method whereby a Sheriff’s Department Duty Offic...

424 - Mobile Data Tablet Use

424.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for the proper acce...

425 - Portable Audio/Video Recorders

425.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the use of portable audio/video recor...

426 - Marijuana/Medical Marijuana

426.0.5 EDUCATION FACILITIES This strict prohibition affects all major higher education instituti...

427 - Mounted Patrol Units

427.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department has established the Mounted Patr...

428 - Foot Pursuits

428.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines to assist deputies in making the decision...

429 - Homeless Persons

429.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to ensure that personnel understand the nee...

430 - Crisis Intervention Incidents

430.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for interacting with those who may be exp...

431 - Public Recording of Law Enforcement Activity

431.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for handling situations in which members ...

432 - First Amendment Assemblies

432.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidance for responding to public assemblies or demo...

433 - Suspicious Activity Reporting

433.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for reporting and investigating suspiciou...

434 - Medical Aid and Response

434.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy recognizes that members often encounter persons in need of me...

435 - Civil Disputes

435.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides members of the Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department ...

436 - Mobile Audio/Video

436.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department may have equipped marked patrol ...

437 - Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) Technology

437.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance for the capture, storag...

438 - Body-Worn Cameras

438.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the use of a body...