Policy Text
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GENERAL ORDER
110 COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
REVISION DATE: 02/07/2024
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE:12/20/22, 11/15/2023
PREVIOUS REVISIONS: 12/20/22
RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE : Chapter 25
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE ....................................................... ............................................................... .... 1
B. SCOPE ......................................................... ............................................................... ....... 2
C. POLICY ........................................................ ............................................................... ...... 2
D. DEFINITIONS ................................................... ............................................................... 2
E. AGENCY USER AGREEMENTS ........................................ .......................................... 3
F. 911 PUBLIC SAFETY T ELECOMMUNICATOR ............................ ........................... 4
G. COMMUNICATIONS UNIT ........................................... ................................................ 4
H. AVAILABLE RESOURCES ........................................... ................................................ 6
I. COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH SYSTEM (CAD) .......................... .......................... 8
J. ACCESS TO EXTERNAL RESOURCES .................................. ................................. 11
K. FCIC/NCIC DATABASES ........................................... ................................................. 12
L. DRIVER AND VEHICLE INFORM ATION DATABASE (DAVID) ............... ......... 12
M. BROADCAST ME SSAGES ............................................ ............................................... 15
N. COMMUNICATIONS UNIT SIGNAL CODES .............................. ........................... 16
O. RADIO IDENTIFICATION NUMBER UNIT ASSIGNMENT ................... .............. 16
P. TACTICAL DISPATCHING PLANS .................................... ...................................... 17
Q. EMERGENCY GENERATOR/ RADIO ANTENNAS ............................ .................... 17
R. RECORDING AND PLAYBACK ........................................ ......................................... 17
S. PRIVACY & SECURITY OF TH E COMMUNICATIONS UNIT ................. .......... 18
T. ADMINISTRATION OF THE CO MMUNICATIONS CENTER ................... .......... 19
U. RESOURCES ..................................................... ............................................................. 2 0
V. COMMUNICATIONS ................................................ ................................................... 21
W. VIDEO & LPR NETWORK ........................................... ............................................... 21
X. DATA RETENTION OF VIDEO & ALPR DATA ........................... .......................... 21
A. PURPOSE
To establish departmental policy and provide guidelines and pro cedures for the daily operations of the Sunny Isles
Beach Police Department Communications Unit; to maintain compli ance with Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Tele type requirements.
COMMUNICATIONS UNIT
General Order 110
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B. SCOPE
This directive is applicable to all members of this Department.
C. POLICY
It is the policy of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Depart ment to coordinate the delivery of police services
with requests from citizens and Department members utilizing ra dio, telephone, and mobile digital communications
equipment.
D. DEFINITIONS
Automatic License Plate Reader (APLR) - technology which captures images of license plates and allows l aw
enforcement agencies to identify and compare plates against tho se of cars driven by people suspected of being
involved in illegal activities.
Automatic License Plate Recognition - is a law enforcement system that optically scans vehicle licens e plates.
Using fixed-position cameras on highways or mobile cameras in p atrol cars, the system identifies the plate and
matches it against a database of stolen and uninsured vehicles, as well as vehicles registered to drivers with
suspended licenses. Intelligence – Information compiled and ana lyzed and/or disseminated in an effort to anticipate,
prevent or monitor criminal activity. CAD or Computer Aided Dispatch - systems are utilized by