Policy Text
Procedure Number: F9
Revised: 05/98
Revised: 09/01
Revised: 11/12
ARMING: INVESTIGATION OF SHOOTING
AUTHORITY
California Code Section(s):
California Penal Code (PC) Sections 196, 197, 830.5, 832, 25105, 26150
California Government Code (GC) Section 3303
Related Probation Department Policies:
IV1 Policy, Procedure and the Law
IV10 Employee Conduct
IV23 Officer-Involved Critical Incident Protocol
IV27 Peace Officer Authority
Related Probation Officer Procedures:
E3 Arrest of Juvenile and Adults
F2 Continuum of Force
F5 Arming: Authority, Safety and Scope of Employment
F6 Arming: Request, Authorization and Training Procedures
F7 Arming: Firearms/Ammunition Storage and Maintenance
F8 Arming: Use of Firearms
F11 Safety Equipment for Non-Armed Probation Officers
AUTHORITY OF THE SHOOTING INQUIRY BOARD
All incidents involving the discharge of a firearm by a probation officer shall be investigated by
the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the location of the incident. If the incident
involved either injury or death, the department has the option of requesting the OFFICER-
INVOLVED CRITICAL INCIDENT PROTOCOL. Various peace officer agencies within El
Dorado County and the District Attorney's Office have joined together to provide mutual
assistance for investigating peace officer involved shootings. Although this department is not a
responding member of this protocol, the Probation Department can activate the OFFICER-
INVOLVED CRITICAL INCIDENT PROTOCOL to investigate a shooting, when needed.
There shall also be an El Dorado County Probation Department Shooting Inquiry Board, which
will convene for the purpose of determining the facts, in each instance of a firearm discharge as
required to be reported by this procedure.
The Shooting Inquiry Board shall be composed of the following personnel:
1. The Assistant Chief Probation Officer (or designee of the Chief Probation Officer) who
shall act as the Chairperson.
2. A Deputy Chief Probation Officer designated by the Chief Probation Officer.
3. A Supervising Deputy Probation Officer designated by the Chief Probation Officer.
4. The probation officer involved in the shooting may, if he/she chooses, designate any
sworn member of the department to serve as an additional member. This officer shall
serve as an impartial member of the Board and will not serve as an advocate for the
officer involved. The member selected shall not be selected from persons who are
involved in the shooting or any subsequent investigation, nor shall the additional
member be the immediate supervisor of the officer involved.
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