Policy Text
I.31 RADIO USE Page 1 of 1
#19//13 San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Detention Services Bureau – Manual of Policies and Procedures
PURPOSE
To establish guidelines for the proper use of radios and appropriate radio etiquette during tran sportation .
POLICY
The 700 MHz / 800 MHz radio will be used whenever prisoners are transported, transmitting on "DTN
TRANS" .
PROCEDURE
I. When transporting inmates , deputies will check out the next availa ble facility radio unit number
and transportation vehicle. This information , along with the name and booking number of the
inmate(s) being transported and the transport destination, is to be logged in the NOTES section
of an Area Activ ity Log entry in the Jail Information Management System (JIMS) using the
event type of TRANS . Each facility shall establish a green sheet to define the location of the
radios and the d eputy responsible for completing the JIMS log entry. The following is an
example of an appropriate JIMS log entry:
II. When ready to transport, advise the Communications Center using the zone that
you are en -route from one location to another, giving the number of inmates being transported.
The following is an example of the appropriate radio transmiss ion:
III. Upon arrival at your destination, advise the Communications Center with a transmission such as:
IV. When transporting an inmate of the opposite gender , advise the Communications Center with a
transmission similar to :
2. Upon arrival at your destination, advise the Communication Center with:
DATE: DEC EMBER 30, 2019
NUMBER: I.31
SUBJECT: RADIO USE
RELATED SECTIONS: I.57