Policy Text
Policy
1009Garden Grove Police Department
Policy Manual
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1009.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
This policy establishes limitations on smoking and the use of tobacco products by members and
others while on-duty or while in Garden Grove Police Department facilities or vehicles.
For the purposes of this policy, smoking and tobacco use includes, but is not limited to, any tobacco
product, such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, snuff, tobacco pouches and chewing tobacco,
as well as any device intended to simulate smoking, such as an electronic cigarette or personal
vaporizer.
1009.2 POLICY
The Garden Grove Police Department recognizes that tobacco use is a health risk and can be
offensive to others.
Smoking and tobacco use also presents an unprofessional image for the Department and
its members. Therefore smoking and tobacco use is prohibited by members and visitors
in all department facilities, buildings and vehicles, and as is further outlined in this policy
(Government Code § 7597; Labor Code § 6404.5).
1009.3 SMOKING AND TOBACCO USE
Smoking and tobacco use by members is prohibited anytime members are in public view
representing the Garden Grove Police Department.
It shall be the responsibility of each member to ensure that no person under his/her supervision
smokes or uses any tobacco product inside City facilities and vehicles.
1009.4 ADDITIONAL PROHIBITIONS
No person shall use tobacco products within 20 feet of a main entrance, exit or operable window
of any public building (including any department facility), or buildings on the campuses of the
University of California, California State University and California community colleges, whether
present for training, enforcement or any other purpose (Government Code § 7596 et seq.).
1009.4.1 NOTICE
The Chief of Police or the authorized designee should ensure that proper signage is posted at
each entrance to the Department facility (Labor Code § 6404.5).