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LAW ENFORCEMENT CODE OF ETHICS
As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve the community; 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
The Mono County Sheriff's Office is committed to providing the highest level of professional law
enforcement services to enhance the quality of life for the citizens and visitors of Mono County.
We will be responsive to each community we serve by building partnerships within those
communities. We will be committed to interacting with our citizens and visitors through personal
contacts, community functions and day to day activities that build on these relationships.
Each member of the Sheriff's Office shall treat all persons with dignity, respect, and courtesy. We
will enforce the law with the highest ethical standard and in a professional manner; guided by the
letter and spirit of the law.
Members of the Mono County Sheriff's Office will continually strive to further our professionalism
through education and training and never be satisfied with the status quo. We will be supportive
and open to explore new ways of accomplishing our law enforcement task and value individual
member input regardless of rank.
We recognize that honesty, integrity, and truthfullness are the foundations of our profession and
we will continually stive to maintain a commitment to the law enforcement code of ethics.
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Table of Contents
Blank for Sheriff's Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
MISSION STATEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
100 - Law Enforcement Authority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
101 - Chief Executive Officer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
102 - Oath of Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
103 - Policy Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 2 - Organization and Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
200 - Organizational Structure and Responsibility . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
201 - Departmental Memorandums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
202 - Emergency Management Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
203 - Training Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
204 - Electronic Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
205 - Administrative Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
206 - Staffing Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
207 - License to Carry a Firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
208 - Retiree Concealed Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 3 - General Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
300 - Use of Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
301 - Use of Force Review Boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
302 - Handcuffing and Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
303 - Control Devices and Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
304 - Conducted Energy Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
305 - Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
306 - Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
307 - Vehicle Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
308 - Deputy Response to Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
309 - Canines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
310 - Domestic Violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
311 - Search and Seizure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
312 - Temporary Custody of Juveniles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
313 - Adult Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
314 - Discriminatory Harassment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
315 - Child Abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
316 - Missing Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
317 - Public Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
318 - Victim and Witness Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
319 - Hate Crimes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
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320 - Conduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
321 - Information Technology Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
322 - Report Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
323 - Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
324 - Subpoenas and Court Appearances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
325 - Reserve Deputies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
325 - Outside Agency Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
326 - Registered Offender Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
327 - Major Incident Notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
328 - Death Investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
329 - Identity Theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
330 - Private Persons Arrests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
331 - Anti-Reproductive Rights Crimes Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
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