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927 - Temporary Modified-Duty Assignments
927.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy establishes procedures for providing temporary modified-duty assignments. This policy is not intended to affect the rights or benefits of employees under federal or state law, County rules, current memorandums of understandi...
929 - Speech, Expression, and Social Networking
929.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy is intended to address issues associated with the use of social networking sites, and provides guidelines for the regulation and balancing of member speech and expression with the needs of the Hartwell County Sheriff’s Depar...
930 - Illness and Injury Prevention
930.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to establish an ongoing and effective plan to reduce the incidence of illness and injury for members of the Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department, in accordance with the requirements of 8 CCR 3203. This poli...
931 - Line-Of-Duty Deaths
931.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance to members of the Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department in the event of the death of a member occurring in the line of duty and to direct the Office in providing proper support for the me...
932 - Wellness Program
932.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance on establishing and maintaining a proactive wellness program for office members. The wellness program is intended to be a holistic approach to a member's well-being and encompasses aspec...
1000 - Evidence
1000.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy serves to establish rules and guidelines pertaining to any evidence collected by members of the Coroner Division in the course of a death investigation. 1000.2 DEFINITION Evidence is defined as any item that has or may have...
1001 - Identification
1001.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Establishing a decedent's identification is a core duty of the Coroner established in Government Code 27491. The purpose of this policy is to provide rules and guidelines to members of the Coroner Division for establishing the identity...
1002 - Property
1002.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE California Government Code 27491.3 authorizes the Sheriff-Coroner, Coroner, Deputy Coroner to take custody and control of any and all personal effects, valuables, and property of the deceased at the scene of death, including real prope...
1003 - NEXT-OF KIN
1003.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Notifying a decedent's legal next-of-kin of the death is a core duty of the Coroner set forth by Government Code 27491. This policy serves to establish rules and guidelines for the Deputy Coroner in the performance of next-of-kin searc...
1004 - Field Responses
1004.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE California Government Code 27491 specifies all deaths requiring an inquiry by the Coroner. California Government Code 27491.2 authorizes, but does not require, the Coroner to render a field response where the death falls within the Cor...
1005 - Unidentified Persons
1005.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy details the legal mandates and additional requirements of the Deputy Coroner and other Coroner Division members when investigating the death of an unidentified person. 1005.2 DEFINITION An unidentified person is defined as ...
1006 - Reportable Deaths
1006.1 POLICY California Government code 27491 establishes the type(s) of deaths requiring an inquiry by the coroner. In accordance with and in addition to this code, the Deputy Coroner shall conduct a death investigation to determine the circumstances, cause,...
1008 - Livescan
1008.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE As stated in Policy 1101 - Identification, the preferred method of fingerprinting for all decedents received at the Coroner Division Facility is Livescan. This policy establishes the rules and guidelines for use of the Livescan system....
1009 - Record Information Management Systems/RIMS
1009.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Documentation and tracking of accurate and complete information is vital to the performance of a thorough death investigation. The Coroner Division Facility accomplishes this tracking via the Hartwell County Sheriff’s Department RIMS d...
1010 - Suicide Notes
1010.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Pursuant to Government Code 27464, suicide notes are commonly collected by the Deputy Coroner as a supplement to the death investigation. This policy establishes guidelines for the collection, processing, and release of such notes. 101...
1012 - Outside Agency Death Notifications
1012.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE As a professional courtesy, the Coroner Division will occasionally assist outside agencies by performing in-person death notifications on their behalf. This policy provides instruction for the Deputy Coroner receiving the death notific...
1013 - Assist Outside Agency
1013.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE Occasionally, the Coroner Division receives a request from an outside agency or county to perform an autopsy examination, or other services for that entity. This policy establishes guidelines for the facilitation and documentation of s...
1014 - Autopsy Attendance
1014.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Coroner Division regularly receives requests from outside parties seeking to attend an autopsy examination. This policy establishes guidelines for evaluating and approving such requests. 1014.2 REQUESTS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONN...