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106 - General Orders and Standard Operating Procedures Manual s 1 POLICY 106 GENERAL ORDERS AND STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES MANUAL S
106.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
The manual s of the Tustin Police Department are hereby established and shall be referred to as
the “General Orders Policy Manual” or “General Orders” and the “Standard Operating Procedures
Manual” or “SOP’s”. The General Orders are a statement of the current policies, procedures, rules
and guidelines of this department. All employees are to conform to the provisions of this manual.
All prior and existing manua ls, orders, and regulations which are in conflict with this manual are
revoked, except to the extent that portions of existing manuals, orders and other regulations which
have not been included herein shall remain in effect where they do not conflict with the provisions
of this manual.
In addition to the General Orders, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) have been drafted to
further assist department personnel in their daily duties and responsibilities.
Except where otherwise stated, the provisions of these manual s shall be considered as guidelines.
It is recognized, however, that police work is not always predictable and circumstances may arise
which warrant departure from these guidelines. It is the intent of this manual to be viewed from an
objecti ve standard, taking into consideration the sound discretion entrusted to members of this
department under the circumstances reasonably available at the time of any incident.
106.1.1 ACCREDITATION STANDARDS
This policy pertains to the following CALEA Stan dards: 1.2.7 , 4.1.2 , 4.3.4 , 12.2.1 , 12.2.2 , 33.2.4 ,
33.7.1 , 41.2.2 , 74.3.2 , 82.3.5
106.2 RESPONSIBILITIES
The ultimate responsibility for the contents of the manual s rests with the Chief of Police. Since it is
not practical for the Chief of Police to prepa re and maintain the manual s, the following delegations
have been made:
106.2.1 CHIEF OF POLICE
The Chief of Police shall be considered the ultimate authority for the provisions of th e manual s and
shall continue to issue updates, revisions, and new orders as they occur.
106.2.2 STAFF
Staff shall consist of the Chief of Police , Deputy Chief of Police, Captain from each Bureau, and
Civilian Commander. Staff shall review all recommendations regarding proposed changes to the
manual s at regular staff meetings .
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106 - General Orders and Standard Operating Procedures Manual s 2 106.2.3 OTHER PERSONNEL
All Department employees suggesting revision s or additions to the contents of the General Orders
or Standard Operating Procedures Manual s should forward their suggestion, in writing, to their
Bureau Commander via the chain of co mmand. The Bureau Commander will consider the
recommendation and forward to staff as needed.
106.3 FORMATTING AND ORGANIZATION OF THE GENERAL ORDERS
106.3 .1 DEFINITIONS
The following words and terms shall have these assigned meanings, unless it is ap parent from the
content that they have a different meaning:
Adult – Any person 18 years of age or older .
CHP – The California Highway Patrol .
City – The City of Tustin .
C.F.R. – Code of Federal Regulations.
Department/TPD – The Tustin Police Department .
DMV – The California Department of Motor Vehicles .
Employee/Personnel – Any person employed by the Department .
Juvenile – Any person under the age of 18 years .
Manual – The Tustin Police Department General Orders Manual .
Member – All persons who are employe d by the Tustin Police Department , includ ing sworn
officers , reserve officers, and civilian employees and volunteers .
Officer/Civilian – Employees, including volunteers, regardless of rank, who are sworn
employees of the Tustin Police Department serving in supporting roles, but lacking the
authority to make full -custody arrests (no arrest powers)
Officer/Sworn – Those employees, regardless of rank, who are sworn employees of the
Tustin Police Department who possess full arrest powers in the State of Cali fornia under
authority of CPC §830 and §832.
On-Duty – An e mployee ’s status during the period when he/she is actually engaged in the
performance of his or her assigned duties.
Order – A written or verbal instruction issued by a superior.
POST – The Califo rnia Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training .
Rank – The job classification held by an officer .
Shall – Indicates a mandatory action
Should (or may) – Indicates a generally required or expected action, absent a rational basis
for failing to conf orm.
U.S.C. – United States Code
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