Policy Text
WAYNE WOO
SHERIFF -CORONER -MARSHAL PLACER COUNTY
SHERIFF’S
OFFICE SHAYNE WRIGHT
UNDERSHERIFF
HEADQUARTERS
2929 RICHARDSON DRIVE
AUBURN, CA 95603
(530) 889-7800 NORTH LAKE TAHOE STATION
P.O. BOX 1710
TAHOE CITY, CA 96145
(530) 581 -6300 SOUTH PLACER STATION
6140 HORSESHOE BAR ROAD, SUITE D
LOOMIS, CA 95650
(916) 652 -2400 AUBURN MAIN JAIL
2775 RICHARDSON DRIVE
AUBURN, CA 95603
(530) 745-8500 SOUTH PLACER JAIL
11801 GO FOR BROKE ROAD
ROSEVILLE, CA 95678
(916) 409-8100
These General Orders strive to provide consistent guidelines within
the Placer County Sheriff’s Office. They are designed to guide every
employee, regardless of assignment or classification.
Recognizing that no set of regulations can apply to every situation,
the foundation for the General Orders is our agency’s Core Values.
The Core Values identify the significant conduct and actions that
are required of all of us. Combined with the Sheriff’s Mission
Statement, these t wo concepts act as the ethical test and direction
of our daily activities.
Become familiar with the General Orders and your division manual.
They contain the operational details and specific actions required in
Sheriff’s Office operations.
This organizat ion has a long and distinguished history, thanks to the
contributions of many fine people. Help us continue the tradition of
providing ethical, just, and humane enforcement of the law and
delivery of quality public service to the people of Placer County.
Wayne Woo Shayne Wright
Sheriff -Coroner -Marshal Undersheriff
PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
GENERAL ORDERS
OPER 13
OPER 13 – INCIDENT REVIEW BOARD 1
TITLE: INCIDENT REVIEW BOARD
EFFECTIVE: 3 /1/2023
I. PURPOSE
The Incident Review Board serves to provide systematic review of use of force incidents. The
Incident Review Board may assist in the determination of the reasonableness of force used in order
to provide subject matter expertise and identify areas where training , policy , and equipment may
be improved .
II. POLICY
The use of force by any Sheriff’s Office employee while engaged in their official capacity is a high -risk,
high -liability occurrence. It is the intent of the Sheriff’s Office to mitigate these risks and increase
public trust by providing fair and impartial review of use of force incidents.
The Incident Review Board will be comprised of individual discipline experts within the Sheriff’s Office,
who have the training and expertise to make recommendations based on Federal and State law, Sheriff’s Office policy, and current law enforcement practices.
Recommendations by the board are designed to aid the Sheriff’s Office in maintaining the high standards expected of every employee. Board members will take into account that any use of force
incident is a tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving situation in which an officer makes split -second
decisions.
III. PROCEDURE
A. Board Mem bers
1. The board will be comprised of the unit lead s and/or subject matter experts for each
of the following disciplines :
a. Weaponless Defense
b. Impact Weapons
c. Taser
d. Less Lethal
e. Firearms
f. Canine
g. Strategic Communications /De-escalation
h. Training Supervisor
2. The board will be under the supervision of an assigned Lieutenant.
PLACER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
GENERAL ORDERS
OPER 13
OPER 13 – INCIDENT REVIEW BOARD 2
B. Incident Review
1. All requests to convene the Incident Review Board for incident review shall be
forwarded, via the Chain -of-Command, to the applicable Division Commander.
a. Any incident where an involved party sustains a serious bodily injury as defined in 243(f)(4) PC, but where no death has occurred , may be forwarded
for review by the board. “Serious bodily injury ” means a serious impairment
of physical condition, including, but not limited to, the following: loss of consciousness; concussion; bone fracture; protracted loss of impairment of functions of any bodily member or organ; a wound requiring extensive
suturing; and serious disfigurement.
b. Any incident involving an officer involved shooting or deat h of a subject
involving UOF, may be forwarded to the board for review or to assist with
the investigation at the discretio n of the Sheriff or his/her designee .
c. The Incident Review Board may be utilized by administration, supervisors,
investigators, and trainers for further guidance and review of a UOF incident.
2. The Incident Review Board shall be provided with all documentation, reports, video,
audio, and photographs, which may assist in the review of the event.
C. Review Process
1. Incidents assigned to the board will be reviewed by no less than three board members. The review board Lieutenant may assign additional b oard members
depending on the complexity of the incident. If any board member is the requester of review, supervisor on duty, or involved with the occurrence, they may not participate as a member of the review board.
2. Preferably, all use of force incident review s