Policy Text
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Incidents/Investigations in Concu rrent and Outside Jurisdiction s
The purpose of this General Order i s to establish procedures an d responsibilities where
law enforcement actions occur in outside and/or c oncurrent juri sdictions (also see
General Orders concerning shooti ng incidents). This General Ord er does not apply to
formal joint task forces which have jurisdiction and/or chain o f command defined per
interagency agreement. I. Hot Pursuit
A. When a crime occurs within t he unincorporated area of Sacram ento
County, and officers of this Depar tment pursue a suspect into i ncorporated
city limits or out of county, t he officer may take a suspect in to immediate
custody at the scene where a del ay might endanger the officer o r another,
or facilitate the suspect’s escape.
1. Arresting officers shall not ify an on-duty patrol division w atch
commander as soon as possible, but not later than immediately
after the situation has been stabilized.
2. The patrol division watch co mmander shall immediately notify SSD
Communications and the appropria te outside agency. If requested
by the outside agency, the watch commander shall require that t he
situation be held in place pending arrival of unit(s) of the ag ency
having jurisdiction.
B. In those instances where a pursued suspect becomes barricade d, is at
large in the area, or otherwise not immediately under control o f SSD
officer(s), the officer shall not ify the on-duty patrol divisio n watch
commander as soon as possible.
1. The on-duty patrol division wa tch commander shall immediatel y
notify SSD Communications and t he appropriate outside agency.
2. The outside agency shall be a fforded the opportunity to resp ond
and assume command of the situat ion until the scene is under
control and the suspects is tak en into custody or has escaped.
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C. With concurrence of the agen cy having primar y geographical j urisdiction,
this Department shall retain ove rall responsibility and authori ty for custody,
report writing, and evidence gathering functions. When demanded by the
outside agency, the SSD patrol division watch commander shall r elinquish
suspect custody to that agency; however, reports and evidence i n SSD
control shall be completed, pro cessed, and retained by this Dep artment in
the routine manner unless otherwise agreed between the SSD patr ol
division watch commander and the outside agency.
II. Planned Operations
A. When a planned operation such as a stakeout, undercover buy,
surveillance, or service of a s earch warrant is to take place o utside the
unincorporated area of Sacrament o County, the responsible burea u
commander shall ensure appropriate outside agencies are notifie d in
advance.
1. Bureau commanders shall note a gency and person contacted on
the operational outline form pro vided to their division comman der,
Chief Deputy and SSD Communications.
2. Commanders shall advise pla nned start and termination of the
operation. Where assistance has been requested from the outside
agency, the outline form shall be so noted.
B. Warrant officers serving rout ine arrest warrants outside the unincorporated
area of Sacramento County sha ll make advance notice to the agen cy
having primary geographical jurisd iction, but the submittal of an
operational outline to this Depar tment is at the officer’s disc retion.
III. Off-Duty Incidents
A. Off-duty officers observing a crime and/or making an arrest outside the
unincorporated area of Sacrament o County shall first contact th e
responsible law enforcement agen cy who shall be given the case; i.e.,
statements, evidence, and/or sus pect(s) for disposition. Off-du ty officers
who affect arrests or who partici pate in such arrests shall imm ediately
report the details of the arrest v erbally to a patrol division watch
commander. Officers sha ll also notify their division commander not later
than the following day.