CHAPTER 1

 

1. LAW ENFORCEMENT ROLE, RESPONSIBILITY, AND RELATIONSHIPS: LAW ENFORCEMENT ROLE AND AUTHORITY

 

This chapter consists of the following numbered sections:

1.1            
1.2,3          
1.4           
1.5,6         
1.7             
1.8,9         
1.10-13     
1.14-16     
1.17           
1.18,19        
1.20-22        
1.23-25      
1.26           
1.27           
1.28-30      
1.31,32      
1.33,34      
1.35,36      
1.37           

1.38           

1.41-45     
1.46          

 

Oath of Office

Ethics/Code of Conduct  

Diversion

Limits of Authority

Constitutional Safeguards - Criminal Investigations, Bias Based Profiling

Searches and Seizures, With and Without Warrant 

Arrest With or Without Warrant 

Immunity from Arrest

Alternative to Arrest

Discretion

Use of Force 

Deadly Force

Deadly Force Involving Animals

Warning Shots

Non-Lethal Weapons, Less-Than Lethal Weapons

Medical Aid after Use of Lethal and Non-Lethal Weapons

Firearms Discharge Reporting

Firearms Review Board

Deputy Involved in Death/Serious Injury Events

Weber County Officer/Custody Fatal Incident(s) Investigative Protocol

On and Off-Duty Weapons

Annual Review of Incidents of Force
NOTE: These policies or procedures are for internal Weber County Sheriff’s Office use only, and are not for public dissemination. They do not enlarge an employee’s civil or criminal liability or responsibility in any way. They should not be construed as the creation of a higher standard of safety or care in an evidentiary sense, with respect to third party claims. Violations of these directives, if proven, can only form the basis for a complaint by this agency, and then only in a non-judicial administrative setting.