Sheriff's Policy Manual PDF

SHERIFF’S POLICY MANUAL 2.17 ASSOCIATION: Employees are prohibited from establishing a relationship with inmates or persons in custody except as necessary to carry out their duties. [CALEA-C 3.6.1, CALEA 26.1.1] 2.17.1 Association with Felons: Employees are...

SHERIFF’S POLICY MANUAL 2.17 ASSOCIATION: Employees are prohibited from establishing a relationship with inmates or persons in custody except as necessary to carry out their duties. [CALEA-C 3.6.1, CALEA 26.1.1] 2.17.1 Association with Felons: Employees are prohibited from forming a business relationship or associating with a person they reasonably believe, known, or should know are engaged in or planning to commit a felony except for deputies involved in specific undercover operations and who have the approval of their supervisor, the Sheriff or designee. 2.17.2 Dissident or Subversive Groups: Employees will not, except in the line of duty, associate with any person(s) or organization(s) which the employee knows or should know is involved in criminal or discriminatory activity, advocates or fosters hatred, oppression, or persecution of any person or group. 2.17.3 Frequenting Undesirable Establishments: Employees will not knowingly visit, enter, or frequent a house of prostitution, an illegal or unauthorized gambling house or establishment where Broward County ordinances or Florida Statutes are violated except in the performance of duty. 2.17.4 Visiting Lounge/Bar On Duty: On-duty employees will not enter or visit any place where the sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises is the primary business unless in the line of duty. 2.17.5 Political Activity/Monies: [ACA 7C-02] A. Nothing contained herein will affect the right of employees to hold membership in or support a political party or vote as they choose, provided attendance or activities are such that they cannot be construed to represent official BSO policy. B. Employees (including federally assisted program employees) will not use any federal monies received by BSO for partisan political purposes. 2.17.6 Job Actions: Employees will not authorize, instigate, condone, excuse, ratify, support, or acquiesce in any strike, slow down, picketing, or work stoppage likely to interfere with the efficient operation of BSO affairs. Reviewed: 03/03/2017 Revised: 10/11/2017 Rescinds: 03/20/2017 Effective: 10/25/2017 2.17 Page 1 of 2  SHERIFF’S POLICY MANUAL THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Reviewed: 03/03/2017 Revised: 10/11/2017 Rescinds: 03/20/2017 Effective: 10/25/2017 2.17 Page 2 of 2