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GENERAL ORDER
217.2 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
REVISION DATE: 05/30/25
BY ORDER OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE
SUNNY ISLES BEACH
POLICE DEPARTMENT ORIGINAL EFFECTIVE DATE: 01/15/23
PREVIOUS REVISIONS: 01/15/2023 ,
02/01/2023, 11/14/2023, 12/12/2023
RESCINDS: All previously issued directives REFERENCE: 16.01 M,18.01,18.02 M
TABLE OF CONTENTS
A. PURPOSE .......................................................................................................................... 1
B. SCOPE ............................................................................................................................... 1
C. POLICY ............................................................................................................................. 2
D. SPEED MEASURING DEVICES ................................................................................... 2
E. MOVING AND NON-MOVING VIOLATIONS ........................................................... 4
F. EQUIPMENT VIOLATIONS ......................................................................................... 6
G. PUBLIC CARRIER/COMMERCIAL VEHICLE VIOLATIONS .............................. 6
H. OFF -ROAD VEHICLE VIOLATIONS .......................................................................... 6
I. MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS ............................................................................................. 6
J. NEWLY ENACTED LAW AND/OR REGULATIONS ............................................... 6
K. MOTORCYCLE VIOLATIONS .................................................................................... 7
L. ENFORCEMENT PRACTICES ..................................................................................... 7
M. PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND CITATIONS ........................................................ 8
N. DRIVING WHILE LICENSE SUSPENDED (DWLS)/SEIZE TAG ORDER ......... 10
O. DRIVERS EXEMPT FROM OBTAINING DRIVER LICENSE .............................. 11
P. SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT CIRCUMSTANCES .................................................... 12
Q. DRIVER RE -EXAMINATION ..................................................................................... 13
R. SYSTEMATIC SAFETY INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLE S ........... 14
S. PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ................................. 14
A. PURPOSE
The purpose of this Directive is to establish procedural guidelines and standards for traffic enforcement and the safety of the employee and the motorist.
B. SCOPE
This d irective is applicable to all sworn members this Department.
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C. POLICY
It is the policy of the City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department to enforce state and local traffic laws in a uniform
manner without regard to race, religion, sex, age, or economic status . All enforcement actions shall be accomplished
in a firm, fair, i mpartial, and courteous manner. The Department’s traffic enforcement initiatives are directed to
ensure the safe, expeditious flow of pedestrians, bicycl ists, and motor vehicle traffic throughout the City.
D. SPEED MEASURING DEVICES
1. The City of Sunny Isles Beach Police Department assigns radars and or lasers upon a radar /laser certified
officer’s request and/ or due to traffic assignment.
2. Operator Training and Certification:
a. Prior to using a traffic radar or laser device, officers must attend an approved training course by the Florida
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission and receiv e certification.
b. Certification is in accordance with the following , but not limited to;
D.H.S.M.V. Rules Chapter 15 B -2, and
F.S.S 943
3. Radar and Laser Calibration:
a. Radar and laser devices will have the calibration expiration date placed on the outside of the radar and laser
device.
A copy of the calibration record for each Department owned radar and laser will be kept by the T raffic
Unit Supervisor.
The original calibration record will be maintained with the equipment.
It shall be the responsibility of the member assigned the Radar/Laser to check the expiration date.
(a) If the calibration is expired, the speed measuring device will be removed from service and the
Traffic Unit Supervisor notified.
(b) All radar and laser devices must be certified prior to operation.
4. Radar and Laser Issuance:
a. Radar and laser devices shall be issued by the Quartermaster and issued upon the approval from the
Strategic Services Commander or designee.
b. Officers will maintain Radar and Laser logs to document their radar enforcement activities.
c. Lasers shall be secured in a safe location at the end of the shift or use.
d. Lasers shall be maintained with care and inspected prior to each use.
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e. It will be the responsibility of the member assigned the Radar/Laser to examine each device, to ensure that
components of the radar and laser device, including tuning forks, are prese nt and are in good condition.
If deficiencies are noted, the radar and laser device will be removed from service until the deficiencies
are corrected.
5. Hand -Held/Stationary Radar Operating Procedures:
a. Officers shall operate hand held radar as follows:
Verify that the radar device is turned off before connecting it to a power source.
Conduct light segment check.
Conduct internal circuit check.
Conduct tuning fork verification b y striking the fork against a firm surface