Policy Text
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RESERVE DEPUTY SHERIFF
THE PURPOSE OF THIS GENERAL ORDE R IS TO DESCRIBE THE STATUTORY LEVELS OF RESERVE DEPUTY
SHERIFFS AND THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIVISION OF TRAINING A ND RESERVE FORCES AND SUPERVISORY
PERSONNEL RELATIVE TO THE UTILIZ ATION OF RESERVE DEPUTY SHERIFF S IN DIVISIONAL ASSIGNMENTS .
I.
DEFINITIONS
THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS APPLY TO RESERVE DEPUTY SHERIFFS OF T HE SACRAMENTO SHERIFF ൌS
DEPARTMENT . WHILE THESE DEFINITIONS INCLUDE AS A MINIMUM THE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED BY
STATUTE AND THE COMMISSION ON PE ACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAIN ING, DEPARTMENT
REQUIREMENTS MAY BE MORE RIGOROUS .
A. A ALEVEL I RESERVE @ REFERS TO A TRAINED RESERVE OFFICER AS DESCRIBED IN PENAL
CODE SECTION 832.6ሺAሻሺ1ሻ, AND WHO IS ASSIGNED SPECIFIC POLICE FUNCTIONS WHETHER
OR NOT WORKING ALONE ሺ830.6ሺ Aሻሺ1ሻ P.C.ሻ, OR TO THE PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF
CRIME AND THE GENERAL ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS OF THIS STATE ሺ830.6ሺ Aሻሺ2ሻ P.C.ሻ
WHETHER OR NOT WORKING ALONE .
1. LEVEL I RESERVE OFFICERS ARE SEPARATED INTO 2 CATEGORIES : STANDARD LEVEL I
OFFICERS OR A24‐HOUR@ LEVEL I OFFICERS . ሺFORMERLY NON ‐DESIGNATED AND
DESIGNATED LEVEL I OFFICERS .ሻ
2. THE AUTHORITY OF A STANDARD LEVEL I RESERVE ሺ830.6ሺ Aሻሺ1ሻ P.C.ሻ SHALL
EXTEND ONLY FOR THE DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT TO SPECIFIC POLICE F UNCTIONS.
3. THE AUTHORITY OF A A24‐HOUR@ LEVEL I RESERVE ሺ830.6ሺ Aሻሺ2ሻ P.C.ሻ,
ASSIGNED TO THE PREVENTION AND DE TECTION OF CRIME AND THE GENER AL
ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS OF THIS STATE , SHALL INCLUDE THE FULL POWERS
AND DUTIES OF A PEACE OFFI CER AS PROVIDED BY SECTION 830.1 OF THE PENAL
CODE. IN ORDER TO ATTAIN A24‐HOUR@ LEVEL I RESERVE AUTHORITY , THE
OFFICER MUST SATISFACTORILY COMPLETE THE DEPARTMENT 400‐ H O U R
STRUCTURED FIELD T RAINING PROGRAM .
4. PRIOR TO APPOINTMENT AS A RESERVE DEPUTY SHERIFF , ALL LEVEL I RESERVE
OFFICERS MUST COMPLETE A BASIC ACADEMY COURSE OR COMPLETE RESER VE
2 13/01 ሺREV 2/98ሻ TRAINING MODULES AA@ ሺ64 HOURSሻ, AB@ ሺ90 HOURSሻ, AC@ ሺ68 HOURSሻ
AND AD@ ሺ442 HOURSሻ. LEVEL I RESERVE OFFICERS WHO WERE APPOINTED
PRIOR TO JANUARY 1, 1997 DO NOT HAVE TO MEET THE REGULAR BASIC COURSE
REQUIREMENT , BUT MUST COMPLETE THE DEPARTMENT FIELD TRAINING PROGRAM
REQUIREMENT OF 200 HOURS OF PATROL TRAINING IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THEIR
LEVEL I STATUS .
5. LEVEL I RESERVE OFFICERS MAY WORK ALONE AND PERFORM GENERAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT DUTIES . THEY MAY NOT BE ASSIGNED TO PATROL ASSIGNMENTS
WORKING ALONE WITHOUT AP PROVAL OF THE SHERIFF .
6. IF A LEVEL I RESERVE OFFICER