Policy Text
Policy Oakland Police Department
201 Policy Manual
Special Order
201.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Special Orders establish an interdepartmental communication that may be used by the Chief
of Police to make immediate changes to policy and procedure consistent with the current
Memorandum of Understanding and as permitted by Government Code § 3500 et seq. Special
Orders will immediately modify or change and supersede sections of this manual to which they
pertain.
201.1.1 SPECIAL ORDER PROTOCOL
Special Orders will be incorporated into the manual as required upon approval of the Chief of
Police. Special Orders will modify existing policies or create a new policy as appropriate and will
be rescinded upon incorporation into the manual.
All existing Special Orders have now been incorporated in the updated Policy Manual as of the
below revision date.
Any Special Orders issued after publication of the manual shall be numbered consecutively
starting with the last two digits of the year, followed by the number 01. For example, 12-01 signifies
the first Special Order for the year 2012.
201.2 RESPONSIBILITIES
201.2.1 STAFF
The staff shall review and recommend revisions of the Policy Manual, which will incorporate
changes originally made by a Special Order.
201.2.2 CHIEF OF POLICE
The Chief of Police shall approve and issue all
Special Orders.
201.3 ACCEPTANCE OF SPECIAL ORDERS
All employees are required to read and obtain any necessary clarification of all Special Orders.
All employees are required to acknowledge the receipt and review of any new Special
Order. Verification of ack nowledgement by members will be maintained by the Policy and
Publication Unit .
Printed Date: 2015/07/17
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