General Policy Information
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
Latest Revision Date: 5/15/2013
Title 1 - Department Structure and Function
1.010 - Authority and Jurisdiction
1.025 - Consultant Contract Administration
1.040 - Department Mission Statement and Priorities
1.050 - Functional Structure and Command of the Department
1.060 - General Information and Definitions
1.090 - Organization and Function-Administration
1.100 - Organization and Function-Chief of Police
1.110 - Organization and Function-Operations
1.119 - Unit Number Assignments
1.140 - Special Event Planning
1.160 - University of Washington
1.170 - Inspections and Audits
Title 2 - Department Employment
2.020 - Appointments and Probation
2.030 - Retirements and Separations
Title 3 - Employee Welfare
3.035 - Reasonable Accommodation (ADA)
3.050 - Coordinating Officer Fatalities
3.070 - Early Intervention System (EIS)
3.080 - Travel Training System
3.090 - Employee Recognition Awards Program
3.170 - Honoring Those Killed in the Line of Duty
3.200 - Limited Duty Assignments
3.270 - Police Charity Committee
Title 4 - Timekeeping
Title 5 - Employee Conduct
5.002 - Public and Internal Complaint Process
5.030 - Criminal Case Testimony
5.040 - EEO Complaints and Investigations
5.060 - Employee Political Activity
5.090 - Operations Bureau General Personnel Matters
5.100 - Operations Bureau Individual Responsibilities
5.130 - Supervisor/Employee Relationships
5.150 - Use of Private Vehicles for City Business
5.160 - Citizen Observation of Officers
5.170 - Alcohol and Substance Use
5.175 - Critical Incident Stress Management Communications
Title 6 - Arrests, Search and Seizure
6.010 - Reporting Arrests and Detentions
6.020 - Arrests and Detentions of Foreign Nationals
6.060 - Collection of Information for Law Enforcement Purposes
6.090 - Full Restraint Position
6.140 - Locating a Cell Phone during an Emergency
6.150 - Advising Persons of Right to Counsel and Miranda
6.181 - Performing Inventory Searches
6.220 - Social Contacts, Terry Stops and Arrests
6.247 - Reviewing Use of Force Incidents
Title 7 - Evidence and Property
7.010 - Converting Property-Evidence for Departmental Use
7.020 - Evidence, Private Property collection & Release
7.050 - Firearms and Shell Casings as Evidence
7.070 - Narcotics and Firearms Property Release for Training Canines
Title 8 - Use of Force
8.050 - Use of Force Definitions
8.300 - Use of Force Reporting and Investigations
8.400 - Reviewing Use of Force
Title 9 - Equipment and Uniforms
9.050 - Reinbursement for Personal Property
9.070 - Uniform and Equipment Committee
9.080 - Firearms Qualification Review Board
9.090 - Rifle and Shotgun Program
9.100 - Department Firearms Management
Title 10 - Police Facilities & Security
Title 11 - Detainee Management
11.010 - Detainee Management in Department Facilities
11.020 - Transportation of Detainees
Title 12 - Department Information Systems
12.030 - Computer Hardware & Devices
12.055 - Criminal Justice Research
12.060 - Department Forms Control
12.070 - Department Publications
12.080 - Department Records Access, Inspection & Dissemination
12.090 - Departmental Correspondence
12.091 - Mobile Reporting Entity (MRE) Laptops
12.110 - Use of Department E-mail & Internet Systems
Title 13 - Vehicle Operations
13.010 - Collisions Involving Department Vehicles
13.015 - Collision Review Board
13.030 - Emergency Vehicle Operations
13.031 - Vehicle Eluding/Pursuits
13.040 - Patrol Operations Equipment, Police Vehicles and Facilities
13.050 - Policing by Mountain Bike
Title 14 - Emergency Operations
14.060 - Serious Incident Plan
14.070 - Serious Injury or Fatality to a Police Officer
Title 15 - Primary Investigation
15.015 – Bomb Threats and Explosive Devices
15.055 - Death Investigations (Non Traffic)
15.080 - Follow-up Unit Notification and Follow-up Investigation
15.140 - Narcotics Activity Report
15.180 - Primary Investigations
15.185 - Vulnerable Adults-Elder Abuse and Neglect
15.210 - Investigating Property Held by a Pawnshop or Used-Goods Store
15.215 - Domestic Violence Firearms Seizures 15.250 - Interpreters/Translators 15.260 - Collision Investigations 15.270 - Trespass Warning Program 15.275 - Enforcing Trespass in Parks 15.290 - Stay Out of Areas of Prostitution (SOAP) 15.300 - Stay Out of Drug Areas (SODA)-Define Boundaries 15.310 - Foreign Nationals Seeking Asylum 15.320 - Police Action on Military Reservations
Title 16 - Patrol Operations
16.030 - Citizen Rider Program
16.040 - Community Police Teams
16.070 - Responding to Monitored Alarms
16.080 - Fireworks Disposal and Disposition
16.100 - Patrol Training and Publications
16.110 - Referring Subjects to the Crisis Solutions Center
16.130 - Sick and Injured Persons
16.140 - Traffic Direction and Control
16.170 - Automatic License Plate Readers
16.180 - Patrol Operations Order
16.190 - Labor Management Disputes
Title 1 - Department Structure and Function |
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01_010_Authority_Jurisdiction |
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01_020_Budget |
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01_025_Consultant_Contract_AdministrationSeattle_Police_Manual |
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01_030_Chain_of_Command |
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01_035_ Accreditation |
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01_040_ Department_Mission_Statement_Priorities |
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01_050_Functional_Structure_Command |
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01_060_General_Information_and_Definitions |
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01_070_Media_Relations |
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01_080_Mutual_Assistance |
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01_090_Organization_Function_Administration |
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01_100_Organization_Function_COP |
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01_110_Organization_Function_Operations |
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01_119_Unit_Number_Assignment |
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01_140_Special_Event_Planning |
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01_160_University_Washington |
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01_170_Inspections_Audits |
11.040 |
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| 01_175_Ticket Chain of Custody | P&T038 | |
| 01_180_Ticket Audits | P&T038 | |
Title 2 - Department Employment |
Old Section Number |
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02_020_Appointments_Probation |
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02_030_Retirements_Separations |
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02_050_Collective_Bargaining_Contract_Management |
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02_060_Grievances |
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02_070_Performance_Evaluation |
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Title 3 - Employee Welfare |
Old Section Number |
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03_035_Reasonable_Accommodation |
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03_050_Coordinating_Officer_Fatalities |
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03_070_Early_Intervention_System |
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03_080_Education_Travel_Procedures (Combine with 3.320) |
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03_090_Employee_Recognition_Awards_Program |
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03_170_Honoring_Those_Killed_in_the_line_of_Duty |
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03_180_Illness_Injury |
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03_200_Limited_Duty_Assignment |
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03_270_Police_Charity_Committee |
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03_280_Pregnancy |
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03_290_Pre_Service_In_Service_Specialized_Training |
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03_320_Training_Review_Committee |
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03_330_Workplace_Safety |
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03_340_Employee_Involvement_Committees_JLMC |
5.050 |
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Title 4 - Timekeeping |
Old Section Number |
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04_010_Absence_from_Duty |
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04_030_Family_Medical_Leave |
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04_040_Holiday_Schedule_Vacation_Time_Accrual |
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04_050_Leave_of_Absence |
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04_060_Military_Leave |
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04_070_Operations_Bureau_Timekeeping |
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04_080_Out_of_Classification |
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04_090_Overtime |
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04_100_Restricted_Time_Off |
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04_110_Timekeeping_General |
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Title 5 - Employee Conduct |
Old Section Number |
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05_001_Standards_Duties |
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05_002_Public_Internal_Complaint_Process |
11.001 |
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05_010_Civil_Actions |
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05_030_Criminal_Case_Testimony |
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05_040_EEO_Complaints_Investigations |
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05_060_Employee_Political_Activity |
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05_090_Operations_Bureau_General_Personnel_Matters |
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05_100_Operations_Bureau_Individual_Responsibilities |
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05_120_Secondary_Employment |
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05_130_Supervisor_Employee_Relationships |
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05_140_Unbiased_Policing |
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05_150_Use_of_Private_Vehicles_for_City_Business |
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05_160_Citizen_Observation_of_Officers |
17.070 |
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05_170_Alcohol_Substance_Use |
4.150 |
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05_180_Collision_Review_Board |
11.010 |
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| 05_190_Court_Appearances_Legal_Proceedings | 4.020 | |
| 05_200_Americans_With_Disabilities_Act | 3.030 | |
Title 6 – Arrests, Search & Seizure |
Old Section Number |
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06_010_Reporting_Arrests _and_Detentions |
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06_020_Arrests_Detentions_Foreign_Nationals |
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06_030_Body_Cavity_Searches |
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06_050_Citizen_Arrest |
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06_060_Collection_Information_Law_Enforcement_Purposes |
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06_090_Full_Restraint_Position |
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06_120_Impounding_Vehicles |
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06_130_Informant_Management |
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06_140_Locating_Cell_Phone_during_Emergency |
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06_150_Miranda_Warnings |
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06_180_Searches_General |
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06_181_Performing_Inventory_Searches |
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06_185_Search_Warrants |
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06_210_Strip_Search |
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06_220_Social_Contacts_Terry_Stops_Arrests |
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06_230_Tickets |
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06_235_Traffic_Enforcement |
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| 06_240_Use of_Force | ||
| 06_247_Reporting_Use_Force | ||
06_250_Use_Non_SPD_Canines |
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06_280_Warrant_Arrest |
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06_290_Juvenile_Investigations_Arrests |
16.040 |
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Title 7 - Evidence & Property |
Old Section Number |
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07_010_Converting_Property_Evidence |
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07_020_Evidence_Private_Property_Collection_Release |
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07_030_Photographic_Evidence |
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07_040_Fingerprints |
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07_050_Firearms_Shell_Casings |
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07_070_Narcotics_Firearms_Property_Release_for_Training_Canines |
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07_080_Physical_Evidence |
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07_090_Evidence_Money_Submission |
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| 07_100_Recorded_Statements | 6.170 | |
Title 8 - Officer Response to Threat (U of F) |
Old Section Number |
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08_050_Use_of_Force_Definitions |
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08_100_Using_Force |
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08_200_Force_Options |
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08_300_Use_of_Force_Reporting_Investigations |
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08_400_Reviewing_Use_of_Force |
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08_500_Firearms_Discharges |
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08_600_Review_Firearms_Discharges |
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Title 9 - Equipment & Uniforms |
Old Section Number |
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09_010_Employee_Appearance_Standards |
9.020 |
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09_020_Police_Uniform |
9.050 |
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09_030_Uniform_Equipment |
9.050 |
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09_040_Police_Dress_Uniform |
9.050 |
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09_050_Reinbursement_Personal_Property |
9.030 |
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09_060_Plain_Clothes |
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09_070_Uniform_Equipment_Advisory_Committee |
9.051 |
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09_080_Firearms_Qualification_Review_Board |
11.020 |
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09_090_Rifle_Shotgun_Program |
8.070, 8.080 |
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09_100_Department_Firearms_Management |
8.010 |
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09_110_Care_Use_City_Property |
10.050 |
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09_120_Firearms |
8.030 |
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09_130_Holster |
8.050 |
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Title 10 - Police Facilities and Security |
Old Section Number |
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10_010_Parking_Department_Facilities |
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10_020_Security_Police_Facilities |
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10_060_Holding_Cell_Camera_System |
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Title 11 - Detainee Management |
Old Section Number |
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11_010_Detainee_Management_Department_Facilities |
6.070 |
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11_020_Transportation_Detainees |
6.071 |
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11_030_Guarding_Detainees_Hospital |
6.100 |
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11_040_Booking_Adult_Detainees |
6.040 |
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Title 12 - Department Information Systems |
Old Section Number |
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12_010_Communications |
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12_030_Computer_Hardware_Devices |
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12_040_Computer_Software |
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12_050_Criminal_Records |
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12_055_Criminal_Justice_Research |
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12_060_Department_Forms_Control |
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12_070_Department_Publications |
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12_080_Department_Records |
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12_090_Department_Correspondence |
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12_091_Mobile_Reporting_Entity_Laptops |
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12_110_E-Mail_Internet_Systems |
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12_111_Cloud_Storage_Services |
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12_120_Telephone_Facsimile_Machine_Use |
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Title 13 - Vehicle Operations |
Old Section Number |
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13_010_Collisions_Involving_Department_Vehicles |
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13_015_Collision_Review_Board |
13.090 |
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13_020_Driver_Training_Collisions |
eliminated |
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13_030_Emergency_Vehicle_Operations |
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13_031_Vehicle_Eluding_Pursuits |
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13_040_Patrol_Operations_Equipment_Police_Vehicles_Facilities |
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13_050_Policing_Mountain_Bike |
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13_060_Specialty_Vehicles_Equipment |
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13_080_Department_Vehicles |
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Title 14 - Emergency Operations |
Old Section Number |
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14_010_After_Action_Reports |
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14_040_Hazardous_Conditions |
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14_060_Serious_Incident_Plan |
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14_070_Serious_Injury _Fatality_Officer |
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14_080_Task_Force_Mobilization |
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14_090_Demonstration_Management |
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Title 15 - Primary Investigations |
Old Section Number |
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15_010_Arson_Investigation |
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15_020_Charge_by_OfficerSeattle_Police_Manual |
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15_055_Death_Investigation |
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15_080_Follow_up_Unit_Notification |
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15_090_Graffiti_Incidents |
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15_100_Kidnapping |
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15_120_Malicious_Harassment |
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15_130_Missing_Person |
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15_140_Narcotics_Activity_Report |
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15_150_Narcotics |
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15_180_Primary_Investigations |
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15_185_Vulnerable_Adults |
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15_190_Auto_Theft |
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15_200_Retail_Theft_Program |
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15_215_Domestic_Violence_Firearms_Seizures |
8.020 |
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15_220_Child_Welfare |
16.020 |
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15_230_Animal_Control |
17.040 |
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15_240_Boating_Accidents |
17.050 |
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15_250_Interpreters_Translators |
17.270 |
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15_260_Collision_Investigations |
17.090 |
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15_270_Trespass_Warning_Program |
17.110 |
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15_275_Enforcing_Trespass_in_Parks |
17.115 |
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15_280_DUI_Investigations |
17.170 |
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15_290_SOAP |
17.440 |
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15_300_SODA |
17.450 |
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15_310_Foreign_Nationals_Seeking_Asylum |
6.080 |
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15_320_Police_Action_Military_Reservations |
6.160 |
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15_330_Responding_Threats_Assaults_Officers |
3.065 |
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Title 16 - Patrol Operations |
Old Section Number |
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16_010_Adult_Entertainment |
17.020 |
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16_020_Alley_Closures |
17.030 |
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16_030_Citizen_Rider_Program |
17.080 |
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16_040_Community_Police_Teams |
17.100 |
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16_050_Death_Notifications |
17.140 |
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16_060_Street_Closures |
17.190 |
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16_070_Alarm_Response |
17.200 |
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16_080_Fireworks_Disposal_Disposition |
17.210 |
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16_090_In_Car_Video |
17.260 |
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16_100_Patrol_Training_Publications |
17.330 |
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16_110_Referring_Subjects_Crisis_Solutions_Center |
17.370 |
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16_130_Sick_Injured_Persons |
17.400 |
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16_140_Traffic_Control |
17.405 |
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16_150_Snow_Ice_Plan |
17.430 |
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16_160_Ticket_Vendors |
17.460 |
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16_170_Automatic_License_Plate_Readers |
17.485 |
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16_180_Patrol_Operations_Order |
1.130 |
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| 16_230_Issuing_Tickets | P&T038 | |
| 16_235_Ticket_Voids_Cancellations | P&T038 | |