Law Enforcement Employee Arrest Procedure

Purpose and Scope

• The purpose of this standard operating procedure is to define guidelines for handling a Sheriff's Office employee's arrest.
• This procedure applies to all Sheriff's Office employees.

Notification and Procedure

• When an employee is arrested, the Professional Standards Bureau supervisor must be notified.
• The arrested employee or the investigating agency must notify their supervisor or request their supervisor be notified.
• If an employee is arrested for or charged with a felony or misdemeanor, they may be placed on suspension without pay during the investigation period.

Suspension Without Pay

• Personnel holding the rank of Major or above can suspend an employee without pay.
• The employee may choose to make a voluntary statement to answer allegations against them.
• Employees placed on suspension without pay must surrender all Sheriff's Office property, including their commission card, badge, and weapon.
• They cannot work any law enforcement-related off-duty details while on suspension without pay.

Reporting and Administrative Procedures

• The supervisor of an employee placed on suspension without pay must request the Homeland Security Division, Off-Duty Events Section, to disable that employee's ABN in the Off-Duty Jobs computer program.
• Any Major or above exercising this authority must report their action in writing to the Sheriff, or designee.
• If an employee is placed on suspension without pay and wishes to leave Hillsborough County, they must notify their Major, or designee, and provide an address and phone number where they can be reached.

Additional Procedures for DUI Arrests

• If an employee is arrested for DUI and refuses to provide a breath and/or urine sample, an administrative test of the employee's breath and/or urine shall be conducted.
• The administrative test shall be conducted at the Sheriff's Office Health and Wellness Center during normal business hours or at the Orient Road Jail after normal business hours.
• If the employee provides a breath or urine sample during the criminal investigation, an administrative test may not be necessary.
• The employee is responsible for requesting the investigating agency to contact the Sheriff's Office to evaluate if an administrative test will be conducted.
• The administrative test results will not be used in any manner related to the criminal investigation.

Purpose and Scope

• The purpose of this standard operating procedure is to define guidelines for handling a Sheriff's Office employee's arrest.
• This procedure applies to all Sheriff's Office employees.

Notification and Procedure

• When an employee is arrested, the Professional Standards Bureau supervisor must be notified.
• The arrested employee or the investigating agency must notify their supervisor or request their supervisor be notified.
• If an employee is arrested for or charged with a felony or misdemeanor, they may be placed on suspension without pay during the investigation period.

Suspension Without Pay

• Personnel holding the rank of Major or above can suspend an employee without pay.
• The employee may choose to make a voluntary statement to answer allegations against them.
• Employees placed on suspension without pay must surrender all Sheriff's Office property, including their commission card, badge, and weapon.
• They cannot work any law enforcement-related off-duty details while on suspension without pay.

Reporting and Administrative Procedures

• The supervisor of an employee placed on suspension without pay must request the Homeland Security Division, Off-Duty Events Section, to disable that employee's ABN in the Off-Duty Jobs computer program.
• Any Major or above exercising this authority must report their action in writing to the Sheriff, or designee.
• If an employee is placed on suspension without pay and wishes to leave Hillsborough County, they must notify their Major, or designee, and provide an address and phone number where they can be reached.

Additional Procedures for DUI Arrests

• If an employee is arrested for DUI and refuses to provide a breath and/or urine sample, an administrative test of the employee's breath and/or urine shall be conducted.
• The administrative test shall be conducted at the Sheriff's Office Health and Wellness Center during normal business hours or at the Orient Road Jail after normal business hours.
• If the employee provides a breath or urine sample during the criminal investigation, an administrative test may not be necessary.
• The employee is responsible for requesting the investigating agency to contact the Sheriff's Office to evaluate if an administrative test will be conducted.
• The administrative test results will not be used in any manner related to the criminal investigation.