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CORE VALUES
Core Values
1. Professionalism - We value our commitment to provide
the most professional law enforcement service possible
2. Collaboration - We work with stakeholders in our community to address and solve problems.
3. Leadership - We recognize our roles as leaders in our communities.
4. Communication - We understand the value of
exchanging ideas though effective communication
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LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS
As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve mankind; to safeguard lives and
property; to protect the innocent against deception, the weak against oppression or intimidation
and the peaceful against violence or disorder; and to respect the constitutional rights of all to
liberty, equality and justice.
I will keep my private life unsullied as an example to all and will behave in a manner that does
not bring discredit to me or to my agency. I will maintain courageous calm in the face of danger,
scorn or ridicule; develop self-restraint; and be constantly mindful of the welfare of others. Honest
in thought and deed both in my personal and official life, I will be exemplary in obeying the law
and the regulations of my department. Whatever I see or hear of a confidential nature or that is
confided to me in my official capacity will be kept ever secret unless revelation is necessary in
the performance of my duty.
I will never act officiously or permit personal feelings, prejudices, political beliefs, aspirations,
animosities or friendships to influence my decisions. With no compromise for crime and with
relentless prosecution of criminals, I will enforce the law courteously and appropriately without
fear or favor, malice or ill will, never employing unnecessary force or violence and never accepting
gratuities.
I recognize the badge of my office as a symbol of public faith, and I accept it as a public trust to be
held so long as I am true to the ethics of police service. I will never engage in acts of corruption
or bribery, nor will I condone such acts by other police officers. I will cooperate with all legally
authorized agencies and their representatives in the pursuit of justice.
I know that I alone am responsible for my own standard of professional performance and will take
every reasonable opportunity to enhance and improve my level of knowledge and competence.
I will constantly strive to achieve these objectives and ideals, dedicating myself before God to my
chosen profession . . . law enforcement.
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MISSION STATEMENT
We, the members of the Lake County Sheriff's Office, provide professional, responsive, law
enforcement services in collaboration with stakeholders in our community. We strive to have a
county in which residents and visitors alike, can feel safe and secure. We seek effective solutions
to problems, while respecting the dignity and rights of all people. We recognize our roles as leaders
in our profession, and in the communities we serve, We hold ourselves to the highest standards
of conduct.
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Table of Contents
Core Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Mission Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
100 - Law Enforcement Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
101 - Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
102 - Chief Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
103 - Oath of Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
104 - Jurisdiction and Geographical Boundaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
105 - Policy Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 2 - Organization and Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
200 - Organizational Structure and Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
201 - Seniority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
204 - Special Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
206 - Emergency Operations Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
207 - Law Enforcement Services Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
208 - Training Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
210 - Electronic Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
211 - Administrative Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
212 - Administrative Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
213 - Facility Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
214 - Staffing Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
216 - License to Carry a Firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
218 - Retiree Concealed Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Chapter 3 - General Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
300 - Use of Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
302 - Deadly Force Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
306 - Leg Restraint Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
308 - Control Devices and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
309 - Conducted Energy Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
310 - Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
312 - Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
314 - Vehicle Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
316 - Deputy Response to Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
318 - Canines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
320 - Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
321 - Civil Division . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
322 - Search and Seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
323 - Juvenile Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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324 - Temporary Custody of Juveniles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
326 - Adult Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
328 - Discriminatory Harassment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
330 - Child Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
332 - Missing Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
334 - Public Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
335 - Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
336 - Victim and Witness Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
338 - Hate Crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
340 - Standards of Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
342 - Information Technology Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
344 - Report Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
346 - Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
347 - Court Security/Bailiffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
348 - Subpoenas and Court Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
350 - Reserve Deputies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
352 - Outside Agency Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
356 - Registered Offender Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
358 - Major Incident Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
360 - Death Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . .