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104Garden Grove Police Department
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104.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The manual of the Garden Grove Police Department is hereby established and shall be referred
to as the Policy Manual or the manual. The manual is a statement of the current policies, rules
and guidelines of this department. All members are to conform to the provisions of this manual.
All prior and existing manuals, orders and regulations that are in conflict with this manual are
rescinded, except to the extent that portions of existing manuals, procedures, orders and other
regulations that have not been included herein shall remain in effect, provided that they do not
conflict with the provisions of this manual.
104.2 POLICY
Except where otherwise expressly stated, the provisions of this manual shall be considered
as guidelines. It is recognized that the work of law enforcement is not always predictable and
circumstances may arise which warrant departure from these guidelines. It is the intent of this
manual to be viewed from an objective standard, taking into consideration the sound discretion
entrusted to members of this department under the circumstances reasonably available at the
time of any incident.
104.2.1 DISCLAIMER
The provisions contained in the Policy Manual are not intended to create an employment contract
nor any employment rights or entitlements. The policies contained within this manual are for the
internal use of the Garden Grove Police Department and shall not be construed to create a higher
standard or duty of care for civil or criminal liability against the City, its officials or members.
Violations of any provision of any policy contained within this manual shall only form the basis
for department administrative action, training or discipline. The Garden Grove Police Department
reserves the right to revise any policy content, in whole or in part.
104.3 AUTHORITY
The Chief of Police shall be considered the ultimate authority for the content and adoption of
the provisions of this manual and shall ensure compliance with all applicable federal, state and
local laws. The Chief of Police or the authorized designee is authorized to issue Departmental
Directives, which shall modify those provisions of the manual to which they pertain. Departmental
Directives shall remain in effect until such time as they may be permanently incorporated into the
manual.
104.4 DEFINITIONS
The following words and terms shall have these assigned meanings throughout the Policy Manual,
unless it is apparent from the content that they have a different meaning:
Adult - Any person 18 years of age or older.
CCR - California Code of Regulations (Example: 15 CCR 1151).
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DepartmentPolicy Manual - 2CHP- The California Highway Patrol.
CFR - Code of Federal Regulations.
City - The City of Garden Grove.
Non-sworn - Employees and volunteers who are not sworn peace officers.
Department/GGPD - The Garden Grove Police Department.
DMV - The Department of Motor Vehicles.
Employee - Any person employed by the Department.
Juvenile- Any person under the age of 18 years.
Manual - The Garden Grove Police Department Policy Manual.
May - Indicates a permissive, discretionary or conditional action.
Member - Any person employed or appointed by the Garden Grove Police Department, including:
•Full- and part-time employees
•Sworn peace officers
•Reserve, auxiliary officers
•Non-sworn employees
•Volunteers.
Officer - Those employees, regardless of rank, who are sworn peace officers of the Garden Grove
Police Department.
On-duty - A member's status during the period when he/she is actually engaged in the
performance of his/her assigned duties.
Order - A written or verbal instruction issued by a superior.
Policy - A statement or description of a department attitude toward a given area. Such a statement
or description shall be construed to be a framework within which personnel shall operate and also
serve as a guide for decision-making.
POST - The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
Procedure - A procedure shall contain an established order of logical steps to be followed for the
expressed purpose of complying with a departmental policy. Such steps shall be detailed enough
to eliminate confusion, yet concise enough to be easily followed.
Rank - The title of the classification held by an officer.
Shall or will - Indicates a mandatory action.
Should - Indicates a generally required or expected action, absent a rational basis for failing to
conform.
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DepartmentPolicy Manual - 3Special Orders - Special orders shall be utilized for announcements, which concern specific
personnel, such as transfers, promotions, etc. The Chief of Police or their designee is responsible
for issuing all Special Orders.
Supervisor - A person in a position of authority that may include responsibility for hiring,
transfer, suspension, promotion, discharge, assignment, reward or discipline of other department
members, directing the work of other members or having the authority to adjust grievances. The
supervisory exercise of authority may not be merely routine or clerical in nature but requires the
use of independent judgment.
The term "supervisor" may also include any person (e.g., officer-in-charge, lead or senior worker)
given responsibility for the direction of the work of others without regard to a formal job title, rank
or compensation.
When there is only one department member on-duty, that person may also