ii-06TakeHomeVehicleProgram

Revisions or additions are highlighted 1 (11/20/2025 ) ST. PETERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDER Subject: TAKE -HOME VEHICLE PROGRAM Index as: At Fault Crash Cruisers, Take -home Enforcement Outside the City Marked Police Vehicle Mileage Boundaries Positional Vehicles Seniority List Storage of Take -Home Vehicles Take -Home Vehicle Program (THV) THV Unlawful Speed Vehicles, Department (Take -Home) Accreditation Standards: 41.3.3, 53.1.1 Reference: G.O. II -02, Motor Vehicle Crash Review Process G.O. II -17, Computers, Software and Acceptable Use of Departmental Inf ormation Systems G.O. II -43, Lethal and Less -Lethal Weapons G.O. III -12, Police Vehicle Operation G.O. III -29, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) G.O. III -35, Military Leave and Reintegration G.O. IV -01 Rules of Conduct City of St. Petersburg Rules and Regulations, Section 5 -13 Section § 627.7491, F lorida Statutes Replaces: G.O. II -06, Take -Home Vehicle Pro gram (December 18, 2024 ) This Directive establishes procedures for those employees wishing to participate in the Department’s Take -Home Vehicle Program. It consists of the following sections: I. Policy II. Purpose III. Definitions IV. Eligibility for a Take -Home Vehicle (THV) V. Application for and Assignment of a THV VI. Operation and Use of a THV VII. Off-duty Use of a THV VIII. Maintenance of the THV IX. Positional Take -Home Vehicles I. POLICY A. The Department maintain s a Take -Home Vehicle (THV) Program which allow s designated participants to have a Department vehicle assigned to them on a twenty -four (24) -hour basis. B. This policy applies to all employees who are assigned a Take Home Vehicle as de tailed in this Order. C. Employees who are assigned a vehicle and live within the City limits may use the vehicle for limited personal use as described in this Order. D. The Chief of Police retains the right to make the final decision on all matters related to the eligibility, assig nment, retention, and use of all take -home vehicles. DATE OF ISSUE EFFECTIVE DATE NUMBER March 2023 Immediately II-06 Distribution: All Employees General Order II -06 Revisions or additions are highlighted 2 (11/20/2025 ) II. PURPOSE The Take -Home Vehicle Program : A. Provide s enhanced police service to the community by increasing the community’s perception of police presence, thus creating greater feelings of safety and securi ty. B. Increase s the visibility of marked police vehicles to deter crime and suppress traffic violations in neighborhoods and business areas throughout the City. C. Provide s for a more rapid mobilization of off -duty personnel during emergency or disaster situations. D. Decrea ses the cost of maintenance and increase the usable life of each vehicle by the assignment of this resource to a designated individual. III. DEFINITIONS A. Marked Police Vehicle – A vehicle owned or leased by the Department, marked, or painted with police insign ia and equipped with visual and audible warning devices. B. Non-owner Vehicle Insurance – Property and personal injury liability insurance coverage recommended for employees who participate in the Department’s Take -Home Vehicle Program. C. Take -Home Vehicle (T HV) – A motor vehicle owned or otherwise placed into use by the Department and which, by administrative decision, has been made part of the Take -Home Vehicle Program. D. Positional Vehicles – Vehicles assigned by task , e.g., K-9, Traffic, Narcotics, etc., rather than by seniority or residence considerations. E. Seniority List – As used in this Order, the Department will issue take -home vehicles based on seniority. A seniority list for non -specialized Uniform Services Bureau personnel will be maintained by the Fleet Manager, or designee. The eligible employee’s position on the list will be determined by their classification date. IV. ELIGIBILITY FOR A TAKE -HOME VEHICLE (THV) A. Take -Home vehicles will be assigned according to the established list of the issuing Bureau. B. Field Training Officers (FTOs) will be placed at the top of the seniority list, followed in seniority order by those who are not FTOs. C. Officers living outside the City limits, but within fifty (50) miles of Police Headquarters, will be considered for assignment of a THV. 1. Mileage will be determined by the use of a web mapping service ( i.e. Google Maps ). 2. The “shortest distance” provided from the options on the web mapping service will be used . 3. A copy of the digital map documentation outlining step -by-step directions with total mileage will be emailed , along with the completed Take -Home Authorization Request , through the Chain -of-Command. The information provided will be verified by the employee’s supervisor. D. Officers residing more than fifty (50) miles from Police Headquarters will not be eligible for a THV under any circumstances, except for those exceptions noted in Section VII , D of this order, Mileage Exceptions . General Order II -06 Revisions or additions