Policy Text
PURPOSE SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS
410.01
SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT INVENTORY/CONTROL
09-16-91
To outline responsibilities of section commanders for the management of specialized equipment within
the Office of Investigations (OOI).
POLICY
To maintain control and accountability for specialized equipment assigned to OOI.
PROCEDURE
A. DEFINITION
For the purposes of this order, specialized equipment is defined as:
1. Any item, electronic or otherwise, having specialized use, and requiring training before
use.
2. Any item with a purchase cost of more than $200.
3. Any item requiring periodic inspection for scheduled maintenance.
4. Any other item deemed appropriate by the Section or Division Commander.
5. Any other items described in G.O. 410.02.
Note: General office equipment, such as desks, files, chairs, telephones and related support
items, are not included as part of this order.
B. RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Section commanders shall:
a. Control and inventory specialized equipment assigned to the section.
b. Develop appropriate management controls that provide for training on specialized
equipment items; maintenance and repair; and periodic inventory.
c. Ensure an equipment "check-out" procedure is periodically inspected for
compliance.
(1) On the first day of January and July of each year, an inventory report shall
be submitted to the Division Commander from each Section listing the
equipment and the accounting for each item.
(2) On the transfer of the Section Commander, an inventory shall be held, and
the new Commander shall submit a report that all equipment items have
been received, or they are accountable.
2. Nothing in this order is intended to prohibit or prevent cooperation between sections
through the loaning or sharing of specialized equipment.
O.O.I. 410.01
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