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EDGEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT
REGULATIONS MANUAL
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EDGEWOOD POLICE REGULA TIONS
SECTION 000 DEFINITIONS
000-1 Chain of Command ................................ ................................ ........................ 1
000-2 Chief ................................ ................................ ................................ .............. 1
000-3 City................................ ................................ ................................ ................. 1
000-4 Professional Staff ................................ ................................ ........................... 1
000-5 Commanding Officer ................................ ................................ ...................... 1
000-6 Competent Authority ................................ ................................ ...................... 1
000-7 Department ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 1
000-8 Directive ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 1
000-9 Employee ................................ ................................ ................................ ....... 1
000-10 Manual ................................ ................................ ................................ ........... 2
000-11 Membe r ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 2
000-12 Officer -in-Charge ................................ ................................ ........................... 2
000-13 Orders ................................ ................................ ................................ ............ 2
000-14 Part-time Officers/Certified Part -time Officers ................................ ................ 2
000-15 Police Recruit ................................ ................................ ................................ . 2
000-16 Police Incident ................................ ................................ ............................... 2
000-17 Senior Officer ................................ ................................ ................................ . 2
000-18 Shall ................................ ................................ ................................ ............... 2
000-19 Shift ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 3
000-20 Superior Officer ................................ ................................ .............................. 3
000-21 Supervisor................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 3
000-22 Through Channels ................................ ................................ ......................... 3
SECTION 100 FORMAL ORGANIZATION
100-1 Formal Organization ................................ ................................ ...................... 1
100-2 Chief of Police ................................ ................................ ................................ 1
100-3 Acting Chief of Police ................................ ................................ ..................... 1
100-4 Managem ent Staff ................................ ................................ ......................... 1
100-5 Commanding Officers ................................ ................................ .................... 1
100-6 Superior Officers ................................ ................................ ............................ 1
100-7 Supervisors ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 2
100-8 Duties of Supervisor Members ................................ ................................ ...... 2
100-9 Duties of NonSupervisory Members ................................ .............................. 2
100-10 Police Recruit ................................ ................................ ................................ . 3
100-11 Reserve Officers ................................ ................................ ............................ 3
100-12 Command Authority ................................ ................................ ....................... 3
100-13 Anti-Nepotism ................................ ................................ ................................ 3
100-14 Acting Commands ................................ ................................ ......................... 4
SECTIO N 200 PROFESSIONAL C ONDUCT AND RESPONSIBILIT IES
200-1 Standards of Conduct ................................ ................................ .................... 1
200-2 Assistance ................................ ................................ ................................ ..... 1
200-3 General Responsibilities ................................ ................................ ................ 1
200-4 Duty Responsibilities ................................ ................................ ..................... 1
200-5 Substandard Performance ................................ ................................ ............. 2
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EDGEWOOD POLICE REGULA TIONS 200-6 Insubordination ................................ ................................ .............................. 2
200-7 Knowledge of Laws and Regu lations ................................ ............................ 2
200-8 Obed ience to Laws and Depart ment Procedures ................................ .......... 2
200-9 Reporting Violations of Laws, Ordinances, Rules or Orders by Employees .. 3
200-10 Conduct Toward Superior and Subordinate Officers ................................ ..... 3
200-11 Criticism ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 3
200-12 Manner of Issuing Orders ................................ ................................ .............. 3
200-13 Obedience to Unlawful Orders ................................ ................................ ....... 3
200-14 Obedience to Unjust or Improper Orders ................................ ....................... 3
200-15 Conflicting Orders ................................ ................................ .......................... 4
200-16 Reports and Appeal – Unlawful, Unjust, Improper Orders ............................. 4
200-17 Gifts, Gratuities, Fees, Loans, Etc.; Soliciting ................................ ................ 4
200-18 Accept ance of Gifts, Gratui ties, Fees , and Loans ................................ ......... 4
200-19 Gifts from Certain Classes of Citizens ................................ ........................... 4
200-20 Rewards ................................ ................................ ................................ ........ 4
200-21 Disposition of Unauthorized Gifts, Gratuities, Etc. ................................ ......... 5
200-22 Free Admissions and Passes ................................ ................................ ........ 5
200-23 Associating with Criminals and Unsavo ry Characters Prohibi ted .................. 5
200-24 Sexual or Racial Harassment ................................ ................................ ........ 5
200-25 Code of Ethics …………………………………………………………………… 5
SECTION 300 GENERAL CONDUCT ON DUTY
300-1 Prohibited Activities on Duty or While i n Uniform ................................ ........... 1
300-2 Loitering ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... 1
300-3 National Colors and Anthem ................................ ................................ .......... 1
300-4 Punctuality and Absence s ................................ ................................ ............. 1