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GENERAL ORDER
113 LESS-LETHAL WEAPONS
REVISION DATE: 02/23/2025
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 08/31/22
PREVIOUS REVISIONS: 08/31/2022
RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE : 4.02 M,4.06 M,4.08 M
GO 119 Response to Resistance
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE ....................................................... ............................................................... .... 1
B. SCOPE ......................................................... ............................................................... ....... 1
C. POLICY ........................................................ ............................................................... ...... 1
D. DEFINITIONS ................................................... ............................................................... 2
E. GENERAL GUIDELINES ............................................ ................................................... 2
F. INSPECTION .................................................... ............................................................... . 2
G. TACTICAL ENERGY WEAPON (TEW) ................................. ................................... 3
H. NON-LETHAL IMPACT WEAPONS ..................................... ...................................... 3
A. PURPOSE
The purpose of this policy is to identify the authorized less-l ethal weapons available f or use by members of the
Sunny Isles Beach Police Department and to establish guidelines for the training and main tenance of such weapons.
B. SCOPE
This policy applies to all Department members authorized to car ry department issued less-lethal weapons. Only
those less-lethal weapons specifically listed in this policy ma y be carried by authorized members, while on duty or
while acting in a police capacity off duty.
C. POLICY
1. The Sunny Isles Beach Police De partment recognizes that non-com pliant, combative, and/or violent subjects
cause handling and control problems that require special traini ng and equipment. Thus, it is the policy of the
Department to approve the use of certain less-lethal weapons by members of the Department to assist with the
de-escalation of these potentially violent confrontations.
2. Prior to being authorized to carry any less-lethal weapon, Sunn y Isles Beach Police Department personnel shall
complete the authorized training course for the less-lethal wea pon they desire to carry, review department policy
113 Less-Lethal Weapon and depart ment policy 114 Response to Re sistance and demonstrate proficiency in
the use of each less-lethal weapon they are authorized to carry .
LESS-LETHAL WEAPONS
GENERAL ORDER 113
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3. It is the policy of the Department that authorized less-lethal weapons are used in accordance with this policy,
General Order 119 Response to Resistance and all other local, s tate, and federal laws.
D. DEFINITIONS
Less-Lethal Weapons – Weapons that, when employed, are not likely to cause death o r great bodily harm, but
which may have the potential to do so in certain circumstances.
ASP Expandable Baton - The expandable baton is to be used for defensive and control purposes only. It is to be
used by an officer to defend themselves or other persons when u nder attack and/or to control a person who is
combative when the officer is trying to make an arrest.
Side-Handle Baton / PR-24 - The side handle baton also known as a PR-24 is an expandable or straight baton used
for defensive and control purposes only. It is to be used by an officer to defend themselves or other persons when
under attack and/or to control a person who is combative when t he officer is trying to make an arrest. The PR-24
straight baton is the primary impact weapon used by the mobile field force.
TEW – TACTICAL Energy Weapon –