Policy Text
Ref: CALEA
Standards 74.1.1; 74.1.2; 74.3.2
DEPARTMENTAL
GENERAL ORDER E-2 Rev.
11 Jun 99
Index as: Warrant Service on Department Personnel
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WARRANT SERVICE ON DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL
The purpose of this order is to set forth procedures for serving arrest warrants on
Departmental Personnel.
I. RECORDS DIVISION
A. The Warrants Section checks for outst anding warrants on Departmental
personnel, in accordance with the provi sions of Part II, C, of General
Order F-7, DRIVERS’ LICENSES.
B. Whenever a traffic or other warrant is received for service upon any
member or employee, the Warrants S ection shall immediately inform the
Fugitive Unit supervisor who shall notify:
1. The Professional Standards Division
2. The Deputy Chief of the Bureau of Investigation
3. The Criminal Investigat ion Division commander
4. The individual’s unit commander.
C. The Warrants Section shall retain th e warrant pending service and shall
ensure that the following information is documented and/or cross
referenced:
• Date and time received.
• Type of legal process, civil or criminal.
• Nature of document.
• Source of document.
• Name of plaintiff, complainant, court, magistrate , defendant or
respondent.
• Officer assigned for service.
• Date of assignment.
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER E-2 Rev.
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• Court docket number.
• Date service due.
D. Following the execution or attemp ted service of legal process documents,
the Warrants Section shall record:
• Date and time service was executed/attempted.
• Name of officer(s)executing or attempting service.
• Name of person on whom legal process was se rved or executed.
• The method of service or reason for nonservice
• The address of service or attempt of service.
II. PROFESSIONAL ST ANDARDS DIVISION (PSD)
A. Upon being notified that a warrant against a member or employee has
been received, PSD shall:
1. Ensure that expeditious service is accomplished by arranging for a
Departmental member to serve the warrant, or
2. Require the individual to clear the warrant at the Warrants Section, as appropriate.
B. The Professional Standards Divisi on shall prepare a Complaint
Investigation Report in accordan ce with General Order M-3,
COMPLAINTS AGAINST DEPARTMENTAL PERSONNEL OR
PROCEDURES and, if necessary, cond uct an appropriate investigation.
III. WARRANT SERVICE
Member(s) assigned to serve warrants on Departmental pers onnel shall provide
the Warrants Section with the information re quired in Part I, D, of this order.
By order of Joseph Samuels, Jr.
Chief of Police
GO41/E-2
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