Policy Text
REVISED 12/19/2019
HUNTINGTON BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT
STANDARD OPERATIN G
PROCEDURE S
MANUAL
HUNTINGTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
STANDARD OPERATIN G PROCEDURE S MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
001—ALERT OC FACTS SHEET FOR JURISDICTION CALL HANDLING STAFF ................................ .................. 3
002—USE OF VEHICLE IMMOBILIZER “BOOT” ................................ ................................ .............................. 9
003—CITATION SIGN -OFF/VIN VERIFICATION FEES ................................ ................................ ................... 11
004—CODE SEVEN ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ...... 12
005—DAILY ACTIVITY LOG ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 13
006—DAILY INCIDENT LOG ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 14
007—DAILY LOG ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......... 15
008—REPORTING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/INTERVAL HOUSE ................................ ................................ ....... 16
009—DUI COLLISION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ... 17
010—EMERGENCY CALLS ON STATE BEACHES ................................ ................................ ........................... 18
011—ENFORCEMENT OF VEHICLE CODE OUTSIDE HUNTINGTON BEACH ................................ ................. 19
012—EVALUATIONS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 21
013—FUNERAL PROTOCOL ................................ ................................ ................................ ......................... 22
014—GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF 31 CVC 148.9 PC AND 529 PC ................................ ............................ 24
015—HATE CRIME REPORTING ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 25
016—WEARING OF HELMET ................................ ................................ ................................ ....................... 26
017—OCSD HOSPITAL BOOKING ................................ ................................ ................................ ................ 27
018—OVERTIME SIGN -UP ................................ ................................ ................................ ........................... 32
019—PARKING CITATION HEARING PROCEDURE ................................ ................................ ....................... 33
020—PATROL EQUIPMENT STORAGE LOCKERS ................................ ................................ ......................... 34
021—PURSUIT CRITIQUES ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 35
022—VEHICLES INVOLVED IN PURSUITS ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 36
023—SERGEANTS LOG ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 37
024—SHIFT MINIMUMS ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 39
025—BLANK ................................ ................................ ................................ ... Error! Bookmark not defined.
026—SOBRIETY/DRIVERS LICENSE CHECKPOINTS ................................ ................................ ...................... 40
027—TRAFFIC COLLISION REPORTS/PRIVATE PROPERTY COLLISIONS ................................ ....................... 46
028—TRAFFIC CONTROL INOPERATIVE SIGNALS ................................ ................................ ........................ 47
029—TRANSCRIPTION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 48
030—USE OF FORCE REPORT INTERVIEW ................................ ................................ ................................ .. 51
031—VEHICLE STORAGE/POST STORAGE HEARINGS ................................ ................................ ................. 52
032 —BLANK ................................ ................................ ................................ .. Error! Bookmark not defined.
033—TRAINING POLICY AND PROCEDURE ................................ ................................ ................................ . 56
034—CEREMONIAL DETAIL 72
035—PROMOTIONAL PROCESS ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. 74
036—SELECTION COMMITTEE PROCESS 76
INDEX ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .......................... 78
HUNTINGTON BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT
STANDARD OPERATIN G PROCEDURE S MANUAL
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February 2017
001 —ALERT OC FACTS SHEET FOR JURISDICTION CALL HANDLING STAFF
The following information is taken from the AlertOC website and provides answers to basic questions which
the public inquire about during AlertOC Test Exercises.
1. WHAT IS ALERTOC? AlertOC is a mass notification system used by the County of Orange and
participating OC cities to issue government related messages to residents and businesses. The
system has the capacity to send thousands of messages within minutes via phone, e -mail and text.
Only authorized officials ar e allowed access to the system.
2. DO I NEED TO SIGN -UP TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS? AlertOC contains residential and
commercial landline phone numbers of Orange County’s entire geographic population. In accordance
with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), landline numbers were acquired from AT&T
and Frontier’s 911 telephone databas e. The information contained in the 911 database is confidential,
proprietary and shall not be disclosed or used except by authorized personnel for the purpose of
emergency notifications.
It is also important to be able to receive notifications by cell ph one, text message or email, because
you may not have access to a landline when the notification occurs. Sign -up for these additional
notifications online by going to the www.alertoc.com web site and selecting the city or area in which
you live and/or work from the map. Sign -up through mail by downloading a registration form and
mailing it to the County of Orange at the address listed on the form or to the city address.
3. HOW DOES THE ALERTOC SERVICE WORK? Authorized officials record a voice, e -mail or tex t
message that is then delivered quickly to individuals in the notification system.
4. WHAT TYPES OF MESSAGES WILL BE SENT USING THE ALERTOC SERVICE? The system will
be used only to disseminate messages pertaining to the health, safety or welfare of a commu nity that
is being affected by a perceived, emerging, or imminent emergency