Policy Text
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WEAPON ASSIGNMENTS
The purpose of this order is to o utline the procedure for the m aintenance and issuance
of handguns and other weapons. I. General
A. In accordance with General Order 2/09, it is the responsibil ity of the
division of Training and Reserv e Forces to store, maintain, iss ue, and
account for all weapons which ar e the property of the Sheriff’s
Department.
B. All weapons which ha ve not been issued to individuals or to other
divisions shall be kept in secu re storage in the vault at the R ange.
C. A weapon issued to an individua l officer as a personal weapo n shall be
signed for personally by the o fficer to whom the weapon is issu ed. A
weapon issued to another divis ion and not intended for permanen t issue
to a particular officer shall be signed for by the division com mander or
such person as the comm ander may designate.
D. All equipment provided by the Sheriff’s Department shall rem ain the
property of the department. In th e event a department-issued we apon is
lost, stolen, damaged or recovered , the officer or other employ ee shall
immediately submit an inter- department correspondence to their division
commander describing the property and the circumstances of loss or
recovery. If a crime report is appropriate, a copy shall be att ached to the
inter-department correspondence. C rime reports shall be routed through
regular department channels and a copy shall be forwarded to th e
commander of the division of Tra ining and Reserve Forces. The e mployee
may be required to either reim burse the department or replace t he
property which is lost or damaged beyond repair due to careless ness or
negligence of the employee.
II. Weapons Issuance Procedure
A. Weapons must be issued by the Rangemaster or an assistant
rangemaster.
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B. The individual to whom a w eapon is issued will be required t o go to the
Range facility and personally p ick up the weapon. At the time o f
assignment, the individual will be required to sign a weapon as signment
card which provides a descrip tion of the weapon, the name of th e
individual to whom the weapon is i ssued and the date of issuanc e. The
signature will be witnessed by t he range staff member who issue s the
weapon. The assignment card will be kept in the weapons vault
permanently.
C. In no event will a weapon be ta ken from the vault for issue or for testing
without Range staff first complet ing all required entries on th e assignment
card or hand receipt and obtaini ng the required signature. Assi gnment
cards will not be taken out of t he vault or sent to another loc ation for the
purpose of obtaining signatures.
D. Stolen or damaged weapons shall not be replaced until a copy of the inter-
department correspondence, written to the employee’s division commander, and/or a crime repor t has been received by the
Rangemaster.
E. The weapon assignment cards will be routed to the Range faci lity
secretary for entry int o the computer system.
III. Weapons Return Procedure
A. All weapons returned for any r eason must be delivered direct ly to the
Range facility by the individ ual to whom the w eapon has been as signed.
Weapons shall not be left in the ca re of any other division or unit for
delivery to the Range facility unl ess there is no other reasona ble
alternative.
B. Defective weapons shall be de livered promptly to the Range f acility for
repair or replacement.
C. Employees who are retiring wil l personally return their assi gned weapon to
the Range facility. Personnel who are sworn in as reserve deput ies
following retirement for the pur pose of working as retired annu itants may
be allowed to retai n their duty weapon.
D. In the case of an employee’s death, total incapacitation, or other
circumstances where it is imprac tical for the employee to retur n a weapon,
the employee’s commanding officer shall be responsible for safe guarding
the weapon and returning it to the Range facility.
E. Personnel who are issued a weapon in add ition to their norma l duty
weapon because of their current w ork assignment must return the
additional weapon to the Range fa cility at the conclusion of th e
assignment.
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F. When an assigned weapon is ret urned to the Range facility, t he weapon
assignment card will be immediatel y removed from file and the n otation
“returned” will be written on t he face of the card with the dat e and the
initials of the Rangemaster or a ssistant rangemaster accepting the
weapon. The returned weapon will be placed in a designated area within
the vault and will not be reissued to any employee until it has been safety
checked by a qualified arms ex pert and any necessary adjustment s or
repairs are performed.
G. Special weapons returned to the Range facility at the conclu sion of an
employee’s particular assignm ent will be tagged so that the ret urned
weapon will be reissued only to th e employee’s replacement in t he same
division.
H. The weapon