Policy Text
ASSISTING OTHER AGENCIES ON ARREST
EFFECTIVE DATE: 08/01/89 STANDARD NO. 009 REVISED: 05/11/18
REPLACES: SOP Assisting Other Agencies on Arrest 01-06.1-2 – Rev. 01/01/03; Rev. 06/01/05
OBJECTIVE: To establish policy and procedures in order to lawfully and cooperatively assist
outside agencies attempting to effect an arrest in the City of Homestead.
POLICY: It is the policy of the Homestead Police Department (HPD) to fully cooperate with
all outside agencies that are attempting to make a lawful arrest in Homestead.
SCOPE: All employees of this Department shall be governed by the procedures set forth
below.
I. PROCEDURES:
A. Whenever any member of this agency is contacted by police officers from another
jurisdiction who desire to effect an arrest or a pick up within the City of Homestead,
under the color of court process (arrest warrants, court orders, etc.), the following
procedures will be adhered to:
1. The officer will contact his immediate supervisor.
2. The officer shall request the visiting officer(s) to exhibit their WRITTEN authority
for such actions. If the visiting officer(s) should refuse to display or cooperate
with the request to display, the officer shall notify his or her immediate supervisor
for the appropriate resolution to the problem. This would not be applicable under
the condition of a probable cause arrest.
3. Ideally, the paper exhibited should be either the original document or a certified
copy thereof, bearing the seal of the court and the signature of the clerk or
deputy clerk.
4. Should officers participate in the arrest or pick up of an individual in cooperation
with those officer(s) from another jurisdiction, and the arrest proves unlawful,
those officers who either participated in or permitted it to occur, could possibly be
liable for all penalties, both civil and criminal. If acting pursuant to the court
process, there would be no intended liability for those officers who either
participated in or permitted it to occur, providing the officer was not guilty of
misconduct, such as excessive force during the arrest.