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27.2 SEXUAL PREDATOR -OFFENDER Page 1 of 2 EDGEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDER # 27.2 SEXUAL PREDATOR/OFFENDER Effective Date: March 15, 2011 It shall be the policy of the agency to comply with all applicable state and federal laws pertaining to sexual predators and offenders. This policy shall contain the following numbered sections: I. Scope II. Notification Requirements III. Procedures I. SCOPE A. The agency acknowledges that information pertaining to sexual predators and offenders directly affects the safet y of the community. The agency shall ensure mandatory community notification is made of all registered sexual predators. B. The agency will display, in the police department lobby area, names and photographs of registered sexual offenders/predator s living within the Edgewood City limits. II. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS A. Sexual predators and/or offenders must register or be registered as a sexual predator/sexual offender in accordance with Florida Statute and are subject to community and public notification. 1. The Edgewood Police Department does not register sexual predators or offenders. 2. Sexual predators and/or offenders presenting themselves at the police station to register in accordance with Florida Statute/s shall b e referred to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office B. Upon notification of the presence of a sexual predator, the Chief of Police shall notify, or cause to be notified members of the community and the public of the presence of the sexual predat or in a manner deemed appropriate by the Chief of Police. III. PROCEDURES 27.2 SEXUAL PREDATOR -OFFENDER Page 2 of 2 A. FDLE is responsible for notification to the Chief of Police via FCIC and fax, of a person registering as a sexual predator who provides their address as being within Edgewood. FDLE also follows -up with a letter to the Chief of Police. B. A copy of any teletype messages received in reference to sexual predator notification from FDLE will be forwarded to the Chief of Police and the agency investigator. C. The agency investigator or his designee shall be responsible for: 1. Notifying the community of all sexual predators as provided in Florida Statute 775.21(7) and as dir ected by the Chief of Police. Patrol officers may be utilized to assist in the notification process. 2. Maintaining information on all sexual predators and offenders residing in the City of Edgewood. The information shall include photographs, probation/parole information, conviction information and current address of the offender 3. Providing information on sexual predators and offenders with Patrol to ensure effective information sharing 4. Displaying and updating information on sexual offenders and predators on the information board provided in the lobby of the police station. 5. Ensuring that personal contact is made with each predator/offender on a quarterly basis. This contact shall be accomplished by assigning a list of predators/offenders to each patrol sergeant. The patrol sergeants shall ensure officers make contact with the predators/offenders at the predators/offenders residence. Officers shall document contacts by completing a Field In terview Form. If the officer is unable to make contact the officer shall document the attempted contact on the Field Interview Form. D. Criminal history checks will indicate if a person is a registered sexual predator or offender. E. If an officer comes into contact with a registered sexual predator or offender under suspicious circumstances and no arrest is made, the officer shall document the contact on an Incident Report as “Information” and make a note to alert the agency inve stigator, or his designee to follow -up.