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San Fernando Police Department San Fernando PD Policy Manual VALUES STATEMENT The San Fernando Police Department takes pride in the police services provided to our community. We accept the responsibility of making San Fernando a safer and more peaceful community. We understand that we will succeed in that responsibility only if we earn and maintain the trust and support of the community we serve. In order to fulfill our responsibilities, all members of the San Fernando Police Department are committed to the following shared values: EXCELLENCE As professionals we dedicate ourselves to achieving excellence at every level of our organization. We promote individual and collective accomplishments for their contribution to the overall success of the department and for the benefit of those we serve. TRUST We are committed to maintaining a foundation of trust in our community and within our organization. To foster that trust, we will strive to uphold the individual rights and dignity of every person. HONOR We will demand the highest standards of professional conduct. We will honor and respect the rights and dignity of each individual within our community and organization. INTEGRITY We are dedicated to our community and the public we serve. We will evaluate our actions and act responsibly, both individually and collectively, to ensure that our personal and professional integrity is without compromise. COMMITMENT We are proud of our commitment to our profession and our community. We will endeavor to uphold the laws by which we are governed and we shall respect the will of the people by supporting our elected officials. SERVICE The people of our community are the reason we exist. We will strive to meet their needs by providing in our organization excellent leadership and organization and effective programs to improve our police services. Because we are an organization of people who serve people, we will do so in a courteous and professional manner. As the needs of our community change, the members of the San Fernando Police Department will encourage innovative ideas and individual growth to meet the exciting challenges of the future. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/11/20, All Rights Reserved. Values Statement - 2 Published with permission by San Fernando Police Department San Fernando Police Department San Fernando PD Policy Manual Table of Contents Message from the Chief of Police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Values Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Chapter 1 - Law Enforcement Role and Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 100 - Law Enforcement Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 101 - Chief of Police. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 102 - Oath of Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 103 - Policy Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 104 - Law Enforcement Code of Ethics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Chapter 2 - Organization and Administration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 200 - Organizational Structure and Oversight Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . 21 201 - Special Orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 202 - Disaster Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 203 - Training. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 204 - Electronic Mail. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 205 - Administrative Communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 206 - Staffing Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Chapter 3 - General Operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 300 - Use of Force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 301 - Deadly Force Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 302 - Shooting Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 303 - Handcuffing and Restraints. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 304 - Conducted Energy Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 305 - Control Devices and Techniques. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 306 - Officer-Involved Shootings and Deaths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 307 - Firearms. . . . . . . . . .