Policy Text
\n\n--- Page 1 ---\n\nGAINESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDER
TITLE ACCREDITATION
Electronic Monitoring Devices None
PRIOR REVISIONS
PROPONENT UNIT None
Patrol District Operations
ATTACHMENT:
None
NUMBER ISSUE DATE REVISION DATE TOTAL PAGES
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I. PURPOSE: The purpose of this general order is to establish guidelines for officers when
requested to verify the status of defendants who are placed on house arrest and are being
electronically monitored by the Alachua County Court Services Department.
II. POLICY: In cooperation with the Alachua County Department of Court Services, the
Gainesville Police Department will provide a law enforcement response to verify house arrest
and electronic monitoring violations that occur in our jurisdiction.
III. PROCEDURE:
A. Coordination: If a house arrest electronic monitoring violation occurs after normal
business hours or on the weekends (for offenders living within the City only), a Court
Services Pre-trial Officer will conduct an initial investigation to determine if law
enforcement response is required. If required, information regarding the defendant, i.e.
name, date of birth, height, weight, along with any other identifiers, will be provided to
GPD Communications as well as the nature of the violation and requested law
enforcement response.
B. Officer’s Response: Upon arriving at the defendant’s address, Officers are to take the
following action:
i. Determine if the defendant is home or not.
ii. Determine if the defendant has tampered with or removed the ankle transmitter.
iii. Determine if the defendant has absconded from supervision and/or disconnected the
field monitoring device, rendering it inoperable.
iv. Contact the Court Services representative by the supplied phone number, or via the
24 hour electronic monitoring emergency contact number of 352-213-3008.\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n\nGAINESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
C. Follow up: The Alachua County Department of Court Services will take the information
provided on the online form and follow up filing any charges. They are not asking officers
to take any enforcement action but to merely report the findings of their investigation.
_________________________
By Order of
Signed Original on File in the
Accreditation Unit
__________________________
Tony R. Jones
Chief of Police
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