Police Department General Orders

Chapter 1 Law Enforcement Role and Authority

     1.1 State of Arizona Public Employee Loyalty Oath ARS 38-231 

1.2 Law Enforcement Code Of Ethics

1.3 Jurisdiction And Authority

1.4 Interrogations And Confessions

1.5 Search and Seizure

1.6 Laws of Arrest

1.7 Racial Profiling; Bias Free Policing

1.8 Use of Force

1.9 Firearms

1.10 Recording Police Activity

Chapter 2: Agency Jurisdiction and Mutual Aid

2.1 Jurisdiction

2.2 Mutual Aid

2.3 Specific Agencies

Chapter 3: Contractual Agreements; Law Enforcement Services

3.1 County Jail Services

Chapter 11: Organization and Administration

11.1 Organizational Structure

11.2 Unity of Command

11.3 Chain of Command

11.4 Rank Structure

11.5 Seniority

11.6 Orders

11.7 Supervisory Responsibilities

11.8 Release from Active Duty for Cause

11.9 Emergency Command

11.10 Administrative Reports

11.11 Correspondence

11.12 Communication; Internal and External

11:13 Storage, Maintenance and Destruction of Department Records

Chapter 12: Direction

12.1 General Orders Manual

12.2 Revisions, Command Directives

12.3 Standard Operating Procedure

12.4 Conflicts of Policy or Procedure

12.5 Dissemination, Tracking, and Review

Chapter 15: Planning and Research; Crime Analysis

15.1 Planning and Research Unit

15.2 Long Term Planning

15.3 Goal and Objectives

15.4 Crime Analysis

Chapter 16: Allocation and Distribution of Personnel and Personnel Alternatives

16.1 Allocation of Personnel

16.2 Specialized Positions

16.3 Part-Time Officer Program

16.4 Homeland Security Crime Prevention Volunteer Program

16.5 Shift Assignment and Rebidding

Chapter 17: Fiscal Management and Agency Property

17.1 Finance Section

17.2 Department Vehicles

17.3 Other Department Equipment

17.4 Department Facilities

17.5 Key Control

17.6 Bond Receipt Procedure

Chapter 21: Classifications; Duties and Responsibilities

21.1 Classifications

21.2 Duties and Responsibilities

Chapter 22: Compensation, Benefits, and Conditions of Work

22.1 Compensation

22.2 Working Hours and Overtime

22.3 Lactation Break Policy

22.4 Other Employee Leave and Benefits

22.5 Separation from Employment

22.6 Retirement Credentials

22.7 Light or Modified Duty

22.8 Return to Work Following Injury

22.9 AWOL (Unauthorized Leave Without Pay)

22.10 Fitness for Duty Examinations

22.11 Off Duty Work as a Peace Officer

22.12 Outside Employment (Not as a Peace Officer)

22.13 Court Appearances

Chapter 23: Workplace Safety: Accidents and Injuries

23.1 Accidents Involving Police Personnel and Property

23.2 Occupational and Workplace

23.5 Exposure to Bodily Fluids, Infectious Material or Communicable Disease

23.8 Industrial Leave 

Chapter 25: Grievance Procedures

25.1 Grievance Procedures

Chapter 26: Disciplinary Procedures

26.1 Code of Conduct

26.2 Use, Ownership, and Examination of Town Property and Employee Personal Property Brought onto Town Premises

26.3 Drug and Alcohol Policy

26.4 Uniform, Equipment, and Appearance Standards

26.5 Discipline

26.6 Equal Employment Opportunity

26.7 Commendations and Awards

26.8 Retirement

Chapter 31: Recruitment

31.1 Recruitment

31.2 Minimum Recruitment

31.3 Oath of Office

Chapter 32: Selection

32.1 Hiring of Employees

32.2 Polygraphs and Background Investigations

32.3 AZ Post Requirements

32.4 Probationary Period

32.5 Retention of Applicant Records

Chapter 33: Training and Career Development

33.1 Training

33.2 Recruit Training

33.3 Proficiency and Continuing Training Requirements

33.4 Weekly Training Program

33.5 Professional Staff Training

33.6 Remedial Training

33.7 Training for Specialized Duties, Special Assignments and Promotions

33.8 Training Files

33.9 Accreditation Training

Chapter 34: Promotions and Transfers

34.1 Promotion

34.2 Transfer

Chapter 35: Performance Evaluation

35.1 Performance Evaluation

35.2 Early Intervention Program

35.3 Personnel Files; Access

Chapter 41: Patrol

41.1 General Reporting Procedures

41.2 General Patrol Procedures

41.4 Emergency Community Notifications (2)

41.5 Incident Command

41.6 Emergency Vehicle Operations - Pursuits and Emergency Driving

41.7 Response to Non-Emergency Calls and Traffic Enforcement

41.8 Body Armor

41.11 Dealing with Persons of Diminished Mental Capacity

41.12 Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

41.13 Providing Services to Individuals with Disabilities

41.14 Civil Disputes

41.15 Death Investigations

41.16 Animals

41.17 Immigration

41.20 Aggravated Assaults

41.24 Liquor Law Enforcement

41.25 Town Code Offenses

41.27 Service Dog Unit (SDU)

41.28 Swat and Hostage - Crisis Team

41.30 School Resource Officers

41.31 Bias - Hate Crimes

41.32 Bicycle Patrol

41.40 Deployment and Use of Audio and Visual Recording Equipment

41.41 Administration of Naloxone (Narcan)

41.42 Deployment and Use of Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (sUAS)

41.60 Alarm Response 

41.80 Noise Complaints

41.90 Gated Community Access to Process Servers

Chapter 42: Criminal Investigation

42.1 Investigative Protocols

42.2 Use of Polygraphs in Investigations

42.3 Cold Case

42.4 Informants

42.5 Eyewitness Identification

42.6 Use of Interview Rooms

42.7 Sexual Offender Notification and Tracking Program

Chapter 43: Vice, Drugs and Organized Crime

43.1 Vice, Organized Crime and High Level Drug Investigations

43.2 Organized Crime and High Level Drug Investigations

43.3 Confidential Investigations; Use of Undercover Officers

43.4 Medical and Recreational Marijuana

43.5 Asset Forfeiture

Chapter 44: Juvenile Operations

44.1 Arrests and Temporary Custody of Delinquent or Incorrigible Juveniles

44.2 Juvenile Detention at Police Facilities

44.3 Interviews of Juveniles

44.4 Disposition of Detained Juveniles

44.5 Juvenile Traffic and Liquor Offenses

44.6 Juvenile Victims

44.7 Welfare Calls Involving Children

44.8 Department of Child Safety (DCS)

44.9 Temporary Custody for Abuse or Neglect; Temporary Custody Notice (TCN)

Chapter 45: Crime Prevention and Community Involvement

45.1 Neighborhood Meetings and Programs

45.2 Speaking Engagements

45.3 Neighborhood Watch Program

45.5 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)

45.6 Residential and Business Security Surveys

45.8 Ride-A-Long Program

45.9 Special Community Events

45.10 Vacation Watches

Chapter 48: Indian Country Jurisdiction

48.1 Indian Country Authority and Arrest Powers

48.2 Indian Country Extradition

48.3 Indian Country Required Training

Chapter 52: Professional Standards

52.1 Investigation of Complaints of Employee Misconduct

52.2 Brady/AZ Rules of Criminal Procedure, Rule 15.1

Chapter 53: Inspections

53 Inspections

Chapter 54: Public Information

54.1 Public Information

54.2 Media Access to Police Scenes

Chapter 61: Traffic Operations

61.1 Traffic Enforcement

61.2 Leaving the Scene

61.3 Enforcement of Parking Regulations

61.4 Suspended Driver License or Registration

61.5 Issuing Citations

61.6 Traffic Collision Investigations

61.7 Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor or Drugs

61.8 Towing, Impounding and Inventory of Vehicles

61.9 Stranded Motorists

61.10 Roadway Hazards

61.11 Directed Traffic Enforcement

61.12 Parking Enforcement

61.13 Vehicle Escorts

61.14 Traffic Direction

61.15 Traffic Checkpoints

61.16 Motors

Chapter 70: Detainee Transportation

70 Detainee Transportation

Chapter 71: Processing and Temporary Detention

71.1 Injury to Prisoner

71.2 Restraining Prisoners

71.3 Police Facility Prisoner Tracking

71.4 Temporary Detention in Holding Cells

71.5 Arraignment Procedures

71.6 County Jail Booking Procedures

71.7 Special Transport Situations

Chapter 74: Legal Process

74.1 Enforcement of Court Orders

74.2 Injunction Against Harassment

74.3 Orders of Protection

74.4 Out of State Orders of Protection

74.5 Emergency Orders of Protection

74.6 Preliminary Injunction (Divorce and Cases Involving Out of Wedlock Births)

Chapter 81: Communications

81.1 Radio Operational Guidelines

81.2 Communications Section

81.3 Emergency Communications Operations

81.4 Alternative Methods of Communication

81.5 Communications Center Facilities and Equipment

Chapter 82: Central Records

82.1 General

82.2 Release of Police Reports and Other Records

82.3 Public Records Requests

82.4 Internal Records Requests

82.5 Sealed and Expunged Records

82.6 Arizona Criminal Justice Information System

Chapter 83: Collection and Preservation of Evidence

83.1 Definitions

83.1 Evidence Section

83.3 Collection of Evidence at the Scene

83.4 Collection of Evidence at Police Facilities

Chapter 84: Property and Evidence Control

84.1 Submission of Evidence

84.2 Firearms

84.3 Other Evidence

84.4 Submitting Property that is Not Evidence

84.5 Security of Property Room

84.6 Checkout and Return of Property

84.7 Release and Disposition of Property

84.8 Emergency Procedures for Entry into Property & Evidence 

Definitions

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