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\n\n--- Page 1 ---\n\nTALLAHASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS SUBJECT Jurisdiction, Mutual Aid, and Investigative Task Forces CHIEF OF POLICE Proudly Policing Since 1841 Nationally Accredited 1986 Signature on File NUMBER ORIGINAL ISSUE CURRENT REVISION TOTAL PAGES 33 09/30/2008 03/27/2018 12 AUTHORITY/RELATED REFERENCES FS Chapter 23, Part I, Florida Mutual Aid Act General Order 2, Chain of Command-General Management General Order 46, Rules of Conduct General Order 26, High-Risk Incidents General Order 27, Vehicle Pursuits ACCREDITATION REFERENCES CALEA Chapter 2, 42 KEY WORD INDEX Documentation of Mutual Aid Assistance Procedure VII Investigative Task Force Agreements Procedure XI Law Enforcement Actions Without Prior Authorization Procedure III Jurisdiction Guidelines Procedure I Mutual Aid Agreements Procedure VIII Mutual Aid Protocols – General Procedure II Mutual Aid Protocols – Investigations Procedure III Operational Assistance in Unincorporated Leon County Procedure VI Traffic Assistance in Unincorporated Leon County Procedure V POLICY The Department is responsible for establishing and maintaining mutual aid agreements with other law enforcement agencies for providing and/or receiving appropriate assistance in the form of services, personnel and equipment for emergencies and other identified needs. Members are responsible for knowing\n\n--- Page 2 ---\n\nTALLAHASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT the Department’s jurisdiction, and shall abide by established protocols when engaged in mutual aid activities. DEFINITIONS Jurisdiction: The geographic area within which a law enforcement agency exercises its authority and responsibility. Mutual Aid Agreement: Under the authorization of FS Chapter 23, a cooperative agreement among government agencies allowing for rapid and efficient augmentation of resources. PROCEDURES I. JURISDICTION GUIDELINES A. The Department is responsible for ensuring members have access to the up-to-date jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Tallahassee (i.e., Department jurisdiction). B. Officers are responsible for knowing the current Department jurisdiction. C. When unsure if a location or address is within the Department’s jurisdiction, officers shall inquire with the Consolidated Dispatch Agency for confirmation prior to taking any law enforcement action, except when the process of such inquiry would likely result in the member or another person suffering great bodily harm or death. D. While not necessarily patrolled by officers in their normal course of duties, the campuses of Tallahassee Community College, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, and Florida State University located within the City of Tallahassee are within the Department’s jurisdiction. II. MUTUAL AID PROTOCOLS – GENERAL A. Officers who believe the enactment of mutual aid is needed are responsible for promptly notifying their sergeant, or higher authority as warranted, of the situation. B. Sergeants who believe the enactment of mutual aid is needed are responsible for promptly notifying their lieutenant, or higher authority as warranted, of the situation. GENERAL ORDER 33 PAGE 2 of 12 JURISDICTION AND MUTUAL AID MARCH 27, 2018\n\n--- Page 3 ---\n\nTALLAHASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT C. Upon being notified, or otherwise being aware, of the need for mutual aid, the lieutenant (or higher authority as warranted) is responsible for making the required contact with the affected law enforcement agency for enactment of mutual aid. The lieutenant (or higher authority as warranted) without unreasonable delay shall: 1. Contact the on-duty shift commander or other person with command over on duty law enforcement officers for the affected agency, 2. Explain the situation necessitating mutual aid, and 3. Request assistance in personnel and/or other resources. D. Officers providing assistance under a mutual aid agreement outside of Department jurisdiction have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as if performing those duties within the Department’s jurisdiction. E. Officers providing assistance under a mutual aid agreement shall not take any action which violates Department written directives or accepted practices. F. Except as described in section III below, officers are not empowered under any mutual aid agreement to perform law enforcement duties outside of Department jurisdiction without the prior approval from: 1. Their lieutenant or higher Department authority, and 2. The law enforcement agency with jurisdiction. III. LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS WITHOUT PRIOR AUTHORIZATION A. Officers may take law enforcement action outside the Department’s jurisdiction without prior authorization from the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction only under the following circumstances: 1. Authorized fresh vehicle pursuit in accordance with General Order 27 (Vehicle Pursuits), 2. Affecting a citizen’s arrest in accordance with applicable law, 3. Performing lawful duties being duly deputized or cross-sworn within the jurisdiction, or GENERAL ORDER 33 PAGE 3 of 12 JURISDICTION AND MUTUAL AID MARCH 27, 2018\n\n--- Page 4 ---\n\nTALLAHASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT 4. Providing support to any law enforcement officer in an emergency situation requiring immediate law enforcement action. B. In addition to the situations listed in subsection A above, an officer who witnesses a forcible felony or other crime of violence at a location outside of Leon County where a mutual aid agreement exists between the Department and the agency with jurisdiction for the location is authorized to take law enforcement action. C. In addition to the situations listed in subsection A above, an officer who witnesses a felony or misdemeanor crime within the unincorporated areas of Leon County is authorized to take law enforcement action. D. An officer’s authorization under this section is supported by mutual aid agreements and officers’ actions are limited to: 1. Preserving the peace (e.g., arrest and detention), 2. Protecting life and property (e.g., rendering medical aid), and 3. Preserving the crime scene (e.g., protecting evidence). E. If during a situation as described in subsections B or C above, the officer becomes aware of another crime (felony or misdemeanor) directly related to the original offense, the officer is authorized to take appropriate law enforcement action. F. If an officer takes law enforcement action as described in this section, the following procedures shall be followed: 1. The officer taking such action shall do so in accordance with applicable Department policy and procedures, and: a. As soon as practical, advise their on duty chain of command on the circumstances of the incident (if impractical to contact the chain of command, contact the watch commander), and: 1) Provide a brief explanation of the event, and 2) Request a representative of the appropriate agency with jurisdiction to meet at the incident location for assistance or transfer of operational control, b. Maintain operational control of the incident until properly relieved by a representative of the agency with jurisdiction, and GENERAL ORDER 33 PAGE 4 of 12 JURISDICTION AND MUTUAL AID MARCH 27, 2018\n\n--- Page 5 ---\n\nTALLAHASSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT c. Readily identify themselves to concerned or inquiring citizens, and if needed, other law enforcement officers, by means of Department badge and official police identification. 2. Sergeants made aware of the above shall promptly advise their on duty lieutenant (if impractical to contact their lieutenant, contact the watch commander) and request a representative of the appropriate agency with jurisdiction to meet the requesting member at the incident location. 3. Lieutenants made aware of the above shall promptly make contact with a person the rank of lieutenant or higher of the agency with jurisdiction for the incident location, advising that person of the incident, and: a. Request agency representation on the incident scene to either assume or assist with ope