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Huntington Park Police Department
Huntington Park PD Policy Manual
MISSION STATEMENT
We the members of the Huntington Park Police Department are dedicated to service through
excellence in performance. We believe that teamwork between the community and the police is
essential, and this goal can be achieved with effective communication. With mutual respect, trust
and pride in our organization, and by using traditional values and innovative techniques, we can
ensure the community's right to a safe and crime free environment.
"Dedicated to service through excellence in performance"
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Table of Contents
LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
100 - Law Enforcement Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
102 - Chief Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
104 - Oath of Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
106 - Policy Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2 - Organization and Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
200 - Organizational Structure and Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
204 - Special Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
206 - Disaster Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
208 - Training Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
212 - Electronic Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
214 - Administrative Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
216 - Staffing Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
218 - License to Carry a Firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
220 - Retiree Concealed Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Chapter 3 - General Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
300 - Use of Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
306 - Handcuffing, Restraints and Searching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
308 - Control Devices and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
309 - Conducted Energy Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
310 - Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
312 - Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
314 - Vehicle Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
316 - Officer Response to Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
318 - Canines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
320 - Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
322 - Search and Seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
324 - Temporary Custody of Juveniles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
326 - Adult Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
328 - Discriminatory Harassment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
330 - Child Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
332 - Missing Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
334 - Public Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
336 - Victim and Witness Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
338 - Hate Crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
340 - Standards of Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
342 - Information Technology Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
344 - Report Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
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346 - Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
348 - Subpoenas and Court Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
350 - Reserve Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
352 - Outside Agency Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
356 - Registered Offender Information . . . . . . . .