Policy Text
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GENERAL ORDER
119 RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE/USE OF FORCE
REVISION DATE: 10/21/2022
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE:09/10/22
PREVIOUS REVISIONS:
RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE : 4.01 M,4.02 M,4.04,4.07M,4.08 M,
4.09 M,15.15 M,20.01 M,4.10 M
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE ....................................................... ............................................................... .... 1
B. SCOPE ......................................................... ............................................................... ....... 2
C. LEGAL DISCLAIMER .............................................. ...................................................... 2
D. POLICY ........................................................ ............................................................... ...... 2
E. DEFINITIONS ................................................... ............................................................... 3
F. TRAINING ...................................................... ............................................................... ... 8
G. LESS-LETHAL FORCE ............................................. ..................................................... 8
H. DEADLY FORCE .................................................. ......................................................... 10
I. DUTY TO INTERVENE ............................................. ................................................... 12
J. ACCIDENTAL FIREAR M DISCHARGES ................................. ............................... 12
K. USE OF FORCE IN NON-VIOLENT CI VIL RIGHTS DEMONSTRATIONS ...... 13
L. DRAWING FIREARMS .............................................. .................................................. 14
M. RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE CLASSIFICATIONS ........................ ....................... 14
N. PROCEDURES FOR RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE CLASSIFICATIONS ......... 1 4
O. REPORTING ..................................................... ............................................................. 1 6
P. RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE REVIEW.................................. ................................. 17
Q. ADMINISTRATIVE REASSIGNMENT ................................... .................................. 17
R. PIO REFERENCE ................................................. ......................................................... 18
A. PURPOSE
The purpose of this directive is to provide guidelines to Depar tmental members when required to act in situations
requiring a use of force to control. On routine day-to-day oper ation procedures, there are occasions in the course of
police action which demand that a law enforcement officer utili ze force to execute legal authority. Any application of
force may result in injury, complaint of injury, or complaint t hat unnecessary or excessive force was used. Court
decisions have held officers and their departments liable for m isuse of authority or weapons, including firearms,
regardless of the officer's duty status.
RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE/USE OF FORCE
General Order 119
GO 119 Response to Resistance/ Use of Force Page. 2 of 17 Rev. 10/21/22
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Officers may encounter situations requiring the use of force, b oth non-deadly and deadly, to control situations, to affect
arrest or to protect themselves and the public. Control may be achieved through advice, warning, persuasion, or by
physical force. The decision to resort to force and the degree of force to be used must be based on the totality of the
circumstances confronting the officer at the time, judged from the perspective of what actions would be taken by a
reasonable officer on the scene f aced with similar facts, or wh at reasonably appears to be f act, to the officer at the time
the action is taken. An officer may use that force which he/she reasonably believes is necessary to prevent serious
physical harm, either to the officer or to others.
B. SCOPE
This policy applies to the application of physical force, to th e body of a person with intent to restrain even if a person
does not submit and is not subdued, by all members of the Sunny