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Date: 02/05/04 Revision: 07/18/25 Reviewed: 07/18/25 HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SHERIFF 'S OFFICE CHAD CHRONISTER , SHERIFF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE Number: GEN 535.00 Page : 1 of 11 SUBJECT: RESERVE DEPUTY P ROGRAM I. PURPOSE : The purpose of this standard operating procedure is to define guidelines for the management and operation of the Reserve Deputy Program. II. SCOPE : This procedure shall apply to all Sheriff's Office personnel. III. DISCUSSION : The inherent nature of police work creates additional dema nds for required manpower in situations such as riots, natural disasters, emergencies, or in supplementing police operations. The Sheriff's Office maintains multiple Reserve Deputy Program Units to au gment personnel in the performance of law enforcement services. IV. DEFINITIONS : A. Dual Association Deputy - A certified law enforcement officer who is both a reserve 3 deputy (by nature of their employment) and a reserve 1 deputy (by nature of appoint ment by the Sheriff). B. Law Enforcement Deputy - A person appointed by the Sheriff as a full -time law enforcement deputy who has met the training requirements prescribed for full -time law enforcement officers by the Florida Criminal Justice Standards an d Training Commission and to whom law enforcement powers of the Sheriff are delegated pursuant to Florida Law. C. Reserve Deputy Liaison - A certified law enforcement deputy assigned to the Training Division who is responsible for facilitating communicat ion between the Sheriff's Office and the agencies whose employees have been appointed reserve deputies. D. Reserve 1 Deputy - A person appointed by the Sheriff as a volunteer law enforcement deputy who has met the training requirements prescribed fo r full-time law enforcement officers by the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission and to whom law enforcement powers of the Sheriff are delegated pursuant to Florida Law, with such limitations of authority as established by the Sheriff . Reserve deputies shall be bonded with the coverage p rovided to law enforcement deputies. E. Reserve 2 Deputy - A person certified as an auxiliary law enforcement officer and appointed by the Sheriff who has met the training requirements prescribed by the Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for individuals who aid and assist and who function while under the direct supervision, control, and company, or directly accountable to a full -time or part -time law enforcement deputy . A rese rve 2 deputy has the authority to arrest and perform la w enforcement functions under Florida Statute 943.1 0 (8), and State Attorney General Advisory Legal Opinion 93.64 . F. Reserve 3 Deputy - A person certified as a law enforcement officer and employed b y the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission, Hillsborough County School District, or Hillsborough County Fire Rescue . Eligible candidates shall request to be designated as a reserve 3 deputy by their employing agency and the approval of the Sheriff . GEN 535.00 07/18 /25 Page 2 of 11 V. RULES AND REGULATIONS : A. Reserve deputies shall be subject to the rules, regulations, policies , and procedures of the Sheriff's Office. The Division Commander may make amendments due to operational needs. B. Reserve deputies shall work a minimum of 20 volunteer hours per month , unless given prior approval to work less by the Division Commander . Patrol shall be the primary focus of volunteer service. If a reserve d eputy is not able to meet their required volunteer hours, a memorandum in dicating the reason for not meeting the required hours shall be submitted v ia the chain of command to the Division Commander. 1. Reserve deputies wishing to volunteer within the Homeland Security Division must have written approval from the Homeland Sec urity Division Commander. C. Reserve deputies are to log their volunteer hours on a monthly basi s by utilizing the Reserve Timesheet Application on the Employee Intranet . Reserve deputies are responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their timesh eets. D. Reserve deputies shall log on via the Communicat ions Bureau, or via Mobile Data Terminal (MDT), whenever they are working any assignment or detail for the Sheriff's Office . * E. The reserve deputy liaison shall review initial complaints or concerns made against members of the Sheriff's Reserve Deputy Program. The reserve deputy liaison shall forward substantive concerns or complaints to the chain of command or other appropriate authority. Copies of all documents relating to separation s shall be forwarded to the Personnel Processing Section through the reserve deputy liaison . F. Volunteer hours are to be recorded on an hour -for-hour basis , unless otherwise directed by the Division Commander or higher authority . G. Reserve d eputies are require d to work a minimum of two parade details per year. One of the parades must be a G asparilla parade. This requirement is waived for reserve deputies who retired under the Florida Retirement System (FRS) within the preceding 6 months. H. Reserve 1 deputi es shall have a minimum of two meetings per year to address updates, issues, and co ncerns. Meetings can be called at the discretion of the chain of command. Attendance at meetings is mandatory. If a reserve 1 deputy is not able to attend the meeting due to an exigent circumstance, they shall