RELEASE_20251230_T135518_Butte County SO Policy Manual

Butte County Sheriff's Office Policy Manual Table of Contents Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority .............6 100 - Butte County Sheriff's Office Code of Ethics .............7 101 - Mission and Goals Statement ..................8 102 - Core Values .......................9 103 - Law Enforcement Authority ..................10 104 - Chief Executive Officer ....................13 105 - Oath of Office .......................14 106 - Policy Manual .......................15 Chapter 2 - Organization and Administration ..............18 200 - Organizational Structure and Responsibility .............19 201 - Training.........................21 202 - Electronic Mail ......................23 203 - Administrative Communications .................25 204 - Supervisory Staffing Levels - Patrol Operations ............26 205 - License to Carry a Firearm ..................27 206 - Retiree Concealed Firearms ..................34 Chapter 3 - General Operations ...................39 300 - Use of Force .......................40 301 - Use of Force Review ....................50 302 - Handcuffing and Restraints ..................52 303 - Control Devices and Techniques ................57 304 - Conducted Energy Device ...................62 305 - Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths ...............68 306 - Firearms........................77 308 - Canines........................86 309 - Deputy Response to Calls ...................95 310 - Domestic Violence .....................98 311 - Search and Seizure ....................106 312 - Temporary Custody of Juveniles ................109 313 - Senior and Disability Victimization ................121 314 - Discriminatory Harassment ..................133 315 - Child Abuse .......................139 316 - Missing Persons .....................147 317 - Public Alerts .......................153 318 - Victim and Witness Assistance .................159 319 - Hate Crimes .......................162 320 - Standards of Conduct ....................172 321 - Information Technology Use ..................179 322 - Sheriff's Office Use of Social Media ...............182 323 - Report Preparation .....................185 324 - Media Relations .....................189 325 - Subpoenas and Court Appearances ...............193 Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/12/30, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Butte County Sheriff's OfficeTable of Contents - 1 Butte County Sheriff's Office Policy Manual 326 - Reserve Deputies .....................196 327 - Outside Agency Assistance ..................200 328 - Registered Offender Information ................202 329 - Major Incident Notification ..................205 330 - Death Investigation ....................207 331 - Identity Theft ......................210 333 - Private Persons Arrests ...................211 335 - Limited English Proficiency Services ...............213 336 - Mandatory Employer Notification ................220 337 - Biological Samples .....................222 338 - Chaplains ........................225 339 - Child and Dependent Adult Safety ................230 340 - Service Animals .....................234 341 - Volunteer Program .....................237 342 - Off-Duty Law Enforcement Actions ...............243 343 - Gun Violence Restraining Orders ................245 344 - Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation ..........251 345 - Community Relations ....................253 346 - Vehicle Pursuits .....................257 347 - ADA Compliance .....................268 348 - Generative Artificial Intelligence Use ...............277 Chapter 4 - Patrol Operations ...................281 400 - Patrol Function ......................282 401 - Bias-Based Policing ....................285 402 - Crime and Disaster Scene Integrity ...............289 403 - Crisis Response Unit ....................291 404 - Ride-Along Policy .....................303 405 - Hazardous Material Response .................306 406 - Hostage and Barricade Incidents ................308 407 - Response to Bomb Calls ...................313 408 - Crisis Intervention Incidents ..................318 409 - Mental Illness Commitments .................323 410 - Cite and Release Policy ...................327 411 - Foreign Diplomatic and Consular Representatives ...........330 412 - Rapid Response and Deployment ................334 413 - Immigration Violations ....................337 414 - Emergency Utility Service ..................343 415 - Aircraft Accidents .....................344 416 - Field Training Officer Program .................348 417 - Obtaining Air Support ....................351 418 - Contacts and Temporary Detentions ...............352 419 - Criminal Organizations ...................356 420 - Shift Supervisors .....................361 421 - Mobile Data Device Use ...................362 422 - Body-Worn Cameras (BWCs) .................365 423 - Public Recording of Law Enforcement Activity ............372 Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/12/30, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Butte County Sheriff's OfficeTable of Contents - 2 Butte County Sheriff's Office Policy Manual 424 - Foot Pursuits ......................375 425 - Homeless Persons .....................380 426 - First Amendment Assemblies .................381 427 - Civil Disputes ......................389 428 - Suspicious Activity Reporting .................391 429 - Medical Aid and Response ..................393 430 - Butte County Inter-Agency Bomb Squad ..............399 431 - Emergency Mass Notifications .................402 432 - Evacuations .......................403 Chapter 5 - Traffic Operations ...................405 500 - Traffic Function and Responsibility ...............406 501 - Traffic Collision Reporting ..................409 502 - Vehicle Towing and Release .................410 503 - Vehicle Impound Hearings ..................414 504 - Impaired Driving .....................416 505 - Traffic Citations ......................422 506 - Disabled Vehicles .....................424 Chapter 6 - Investigation Operations .................425 600 - Investigation and Prosecution .................426 601 - Sexual Assault Investigations .................432 602 - Eyewitness Identification ...................439 603 - Brady Material Disclosure ..................443 604 - Unmanned Aerial System (