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and approaching motorists in a manner that promotes the safety of the officer and the motorist.
SCOPE: This directive is applicable to all sworn employees of the Department.
POLICY: It is the policy of the City of Doral Police Department to enforce all traffic laws in a uniform
manner without regard to race, religion, sex, age, or economic status. All enforcement actions shall be
conducted in a professional manner. Motor vehicle stops are based on "Reasonable Suspicion”.
DEFINITIONS:
Felony/High Risk Stops: When an officer has reason to believe an occupant of a vehicle, or the vehicle
may have participated in the commission of a felony crime or the occupant(s) may behave in a violent
manner.
Investigative Stops: Conducted to obtain information, which may or may not involve criminality.
Traffic Stops: An officer observes a violation of the laws governing the movement of motor vehicle
traffic.
Commercial Vehicle Traffic Stops: An officer observes a violation of the laws governing the movement
of a commercial vehicle.
PROCEDURE: