Policy Text
SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
GENERAL ORDERS
G.O. 440.05
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440.05
FACILITY ACCESS SYSTEM - ACCESS CARD
05-12-09
PURPOSE
The purpose of this order is to establish procedures for distribution, use, co llection and accountability of
Facility Access System access cards.
POLICY
It shall be the policy of the Sacram ento Police Department to provide se curity integrity for its facilities.
PROCEDUREA. DEFINITIONS
1. FACILITY ACCESS SYSTEM (FAS) - A com puter door lock system designed to record
the date, time, and person enteri ng or leaving a City building.
2. Access Card- A plastic card with a miniature computer chip which allows entry to and exit
from doors controlled by the FAS.
B. DISTRIBUTION OF ACCESS CARDS
1. Access Card shall be issued to employees by the Office of Technical Services (OTS) on
the same basis as standard department door keys.
2. Employees leaving the employ ment of the department shall surrender the access card to
either their immediate supervisor or OTS, before their last day of employment.
C. USE OF ACCESS CARDS
1. Employees shall utilize their access card when they enter and exit buildings equipped
with a FAS, except when a power or FAS failure requires use of a standard key.
2. Employees shall not allow another person to us e their issued access card to enter or exit
a building.
D. LOST ACCESS CARDS
1. Employees who lose their issued access ca rd shall immediately notify their supervisor
and submit a red border (RM 3), through their chain of command to Public Safety Information Technologies (PSIT) Help Desk, explaining the circumstances.
2. PSIT Help Desk will deactivate the lost card and issue a new access card.
3. Employees finding an apparently lost access ca rd shall turn it over to their immediate
supervisor.