Policy Text
VILLAGE OF EL PORTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENTAL ORDERS
CHAPTEREFFECTIVE DATE REVISEDCHIEF OF POLICE
204 5/1/2020Reviewed & Revised
December 2020DAVID MAGNUSSON
TITLE: COMPUTER ACESS AND INTERNET USAGE
1PURPOSE:
To establish guidelines concerning the proper use of department information systems, Intranet,
Internet connection, and Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS ) in compliance with the
FBI CJIS Security Policy and the FDLE User Agreement requirements.
SCOPE:
This order applies to all El Portal Police Department members.
POLICY:
To ensure effective and lawful use of police department information systems, intranet, Internet
connection, and Criminal Justice Information Services. To ensure that access and use of CJIS
is in conformance with CJIS User Agreements and other applicable user agreements.
PROCEDURE:
A.COMPUTER UTILIZATION AND ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT:
1.Department information systems, intranet, Internet connection, and Criminal
Justice Information Services shall only be accessed and utilized by authorized
department members for official police department business.
2.The use of department information systems, intranet, Internet connection and
Criminal Justice Information Services is a privilege and not a right. Therefore,
their use can be revoked at any time at the discretion of the appropriate Section
Command Staff Member.
3.Computer usage and activity, including email and messaging, is subject to be
monitored, audited, and recorded at any time. It may also be public record. Use
of the system indicates consent to monitoring and recording.
4.Department information systems are configured to ensure that only authorized
personnel can add, change, or remove component devices, network
connections, and remove or alter programs.
VILLAGE OF EL PORTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENTAL ORDERS
CHAPTEREFFECTIVE DATE REVISEDCHIEF OF POLICE
204 5/1/2020Reviewed & Revised
December 2020DAVID MAGNUSSON
TITLE: COMPUTER ACESS AND INTERNET USAGE
25.Department information systems are configured to prevent multiple concurrent
active sessions for one user Identification for all applications including those
applications accessing Criminal Justice Information.
6.Upon completion of appropriate state and national fingerprint-based records
check, the Agency will notify the Local Agency Security Officer (LASO) designee
and provide the following information regarding the user:
a.Applicant full name
b.Applicant date of birth
c.Applicant social security number
d.Applicant start date
e.Applicant assigned MDT (laptop)
f.Applicant system(s) access
7.Upon completion of paperwork, the user will be issued Agency equipment
delegated to the users’ position within the Agency. Equipment includes, but is not
limited to, Agency laptop, MiFi device for wireless access, keys, identification
badge and authentication token (grid card) and will sign a receipt for all items.
Subsequent equipment changes, deletions, enhancements will be documented
via Agency equipment receipt form and approved through Agency chain of
command.
8.The LASO designee will contact an Information Technology team member to
create and establish a Windows Domain account for the applicant. Each account
is uniquely identified by a username derived from the user’s employee
identification number. All accounts are created to ensure a unique username for
every individual.
9.The Domain account will be assigned a temporary password and will be set up to
require the user to create a new password upon activating the first session. The
password for the account must adhere to the Agency password requirements
outlined in the Authentication Strategy Policy. All department members
accessing department computer systems shall utilize a separate and distinct
password. Passwords shall:
VILLAGE OF EL PORTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENTAL ORDERS
CHAPTEREFFECTIVE DATE REVISEDCHIEF OF POLICE
204 5/1/2020Reviewed & Revised
December 2020DAVID MAGNUSSON
TITLE: COMPUTER ACESS AND INTERNET USAGE
3a.Be a minimum length of eight (8) characters.
b.Not be a dictionary word or proper name.
c.Not be the same as the User ID.
d.Expire within a maximum of 90 calendar days.
e.Not be identical to the previous twelve (12) passwords.
f.Passwords shall not be shared with anyone.
g.Not be transmitted in the clear outside the secure location.
h.Not be displayed when entered.
10.The LASO will meet with the new user upon starting to ensure proper access to
each information system is granted.
11.In the event of promotion, demotion, suspension, leave or voluntary or involuntary
termination, and or reinstatement the supervisor will immediately notify the LASO
of the change of status to ensure appropriate access changes are made to
systems and applications.
a.Promotion/Demotion - Supervisor will notify LASO of change of status and
change of authority level.
The LASO will update all systems and applications as necessary to
evolve with the current status of employment and will document these
changes in the active directory.
b.Suspension/Leave - Supervisor will notify LASO of the temporary change to
the users’ account.
The LASO will temporarily deactivate the account on each system and
application.
The Supervisor will collect all agency equipment from the user and
document the transaction.
Upon reinstatement, the supervisor will notify the LASO and return all
agency equipment to the user.
The LASO will reactivate the user accounts on all systems and
applications.
VILLAGE OF EL PORTAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
DEPARTMENTAL ORDERS
CHAPTEREFFECTIVE DATE REVISEDCHIEF OF POLICE