Policy & Procedures
The Cleveland Division of Police, with the assistance of the Bureau of Compliance, creates policies and procedures that provide vision, purpose, and direction for the Division and guide the actions of all its members.
Table of Contents and GPO Index
Investigations
4.1 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
4.1.02 Firearm Test Firing and Serial Number Restoration
4.1.04 Vehicular Assault Offenses
4.1.05 Felonious Assault Incidents Involving Police Officers
4.1.07 Gunshot Residue Collection (GSR)
4.1.11 Electronic Recording of Homicide and Deadly Force Encounter Statements
4.1.13 Investigation of Human Trafficking
4.1.14 Combined Abduction Response Team
4.2 DRUG/VICE INVESTIGATION
4.2.01 Clandestine Laboratories
4.2.02 Vice Enforcement Procedures
4.2.03 Follow-up for Violation of State Drug Law Arrests
Juvenile Procedures
Legal
2.1 USE OF FORCE
2.1.03 Firearm Discharge Investigations
2.1.05 Weapon Clearing Trap Use
2.2 SEARCH AND SEIZURE
2.2.02 Warrant Summons in Lieu of Arrest
2.2.03 Cuyahoga County Warrant or Capias Arrests
2.3 SUBPOENAS AND COURT
2.3.02 Subpoenas from the Office of Professional Standards
New Revisions - General Police Order
CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATIVE
1.01 Organization and Management
1.01.01 City Mission Statement
1.01.02 Division Mission Statement
1.02 Human Resources
1.02.11 Administering Oaths and Acknowledging Documents REV 12.17.20
1.03 Training and Education
1.03.08 Learning Management System (LMS)
1.03.09 Division Training Instructor Selection
1.04 Uniforms and Grooming
1.04.03 Uniform Clothing Committee
1.07 Member Conduct
1.07.03 Awards Recognition Program
1.07.04 Public Complaints of Misconduct
1.07.05 Internal Complaints of Misconduct
1.07.07 Retaliation Prohibited
CHAPTER 2 LEGAL
2.01 USE OF FORCE
2.01.03 Use of Force - General
2.01.04 Intermediate Weapons (r)
2.01.05 Use of Force - Reporting
2.01.06 UOF - Supervisory Reviews and Investigations
2.01.07 Force Investigation Team
2.02 SEARCH AND SEIZURE
2.02.03 Miranda Warning and Waiver (r)
2.02.04 Strip Searches and Body Cavity Searches
2.03 SUBPOENAS AND COURT
2.03.02 Civil Lawsuits and Legal Advice
CHAPTER 3 ARRESTEES
3.01 RESTRAINT AND TRANSPORT
3.01.01 Arrestee Restraint Transport and Supervision
3.01.02 Restraining Pregnant Females
3.02 MEDICAL-HOSPITAL PROCEDURES
3.02.01 Arrestee Medical and Mental Health Needs
3.02.02 Guarding Arrestees at Hospitals
3.03 BOOKING-PROCESSING
3.03.01 Arrestee Processing and Housing
3.03.02 Arrestee Property Inventory
3.03.03 Juvenile Arrestee Booking and Housing
3.04 CHARGING-RELEASING
3.04.01 Probable Cause-Warrantless Arrests
3.04.02 Warrantless Fel and Esc Misd Arrests
3.04.03 Warrantless Non-Esc Misd Arrests
3.04.04 Prosecutor Consultations
CHAPTER 4 FIELD OPERATIONS
4.01 EMERGENCY DRIVING
4.01.01 Emergency Response Driving
4.02 SPECIALIZED UNITS AND PROGRAMS
4.02.03 Bomb Squad and Improvised Explosive Device Protocols
4.02.04 Cleveland Police Auxiliary Officer Program
4.02.05 Police Chaplain Program
4.03 MUTUAL AID
4.03.01 Protocol with Outside Agencies
4.03.02 Protocol - Cleveland State University Police Department
4.03.03 Protocol - Cleveland Metropolitan School District Police Department
4.03.04 Protocol - Case Western Reserve University Police
4.03.05 Protocol - Cleveland Clinic Police Department
4.03.06 Protocol - Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Police Department
4.03.07 Protocol - MetroHealth Police Department
4.03.08 Protocol - Cuyahoga Community College Police Department
4.03.09 Protocol - University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Police Department
4.03.10 Protocol - University Circle Police Department
4.04 PATROL DUTIES
4.04.01 Patrol Section Responsibilities
4.04.02 District and Zone Boundaries
4.04.03 Daily Reports, Duty Reports, and Unit Histories
4.04.05 Overtime and Compensatory Time
4.04.07 Community and Problem-Oriented Policing
4.05 SUPERVISOR DUTIES
4.05.02 Duties of Command and Superior Officers
4.05.03 Acting Out Of Rank Classification
4.06 EQUIPMENT AND INSPECTIONS
4.06.04 Wearable Camera System
4.06.05 Member Identification Cards
4.06.12 District Cellular Phones
4.07 FIELD OPERATIONS
4.07.01 Crowd Management - General
4.07.02 Crowd Management - Incident Command System
4.07.03 Crowd Management - Mass Arrests
4.07.04 Long Range Acoustic Device Protocol
4.07.05 Mobile Field Force Operations
4.08 MISCELLANEOUS
4.08.03 Standard Phonetic Alphabet
4.08.07 Officer Safety - Plain Clothes and Off-Duty
CHAPTER 5 FIELD INVESTIGATIONS
5.03 TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
5.03.08 Request for Driver License Examination
5.05 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND PROTECTION ORDERS
5.05.01 Enforcement of Domestic Violence Statutes
5.05.02 Protection Order Enforcement
5.05.03 Domestic Violence Incidents Involving CDP Officers
5.07 SEX CRIMES AND CHILD ABUSE
5.07.02 - Endangering Children
5.08 WEAPONS/FIREARMS
5.08.01 Firearms Seized Confiscated or Found
5.09 DRUG/VICE
5.09.01 Clandestine Laboratories
5.10 CRIME SCENE PRESERVATION/PROCESSING
5.10.01 Crime Scene Preservation and Processing
5.11 CRISIS INTERVENTION
5.11.01 Crisis Intervention Team Definitions
5.11.02 Crisis Intervention Team Program
5.11.03 Crisis Intervention Team Response
5.11.04 Cuyahoga County Diversion Center (CCDC)
5.12 SPECIAL POPULATIONS
5.12.01 Interactions with Youth
5.12.04 Communicating with the Limited English Proficient and Deaf EFF 10.09.20
5.12.05 Interaction w-TIGN Individuals
5.15 OTHER INVESTIGATIONS
5.15.07 Open Container Citation/Arrests
CHAPTER 6 PROPERTY
6.01 GENERAL
6.01.03 Seized United States Currency
6.01.04 Forfeiture of Contraband
6.02 EVIDENCE
6.02.01 Evidence Envelopes and Tags
6.03 VEHICLES
6.03.01 Vehicle Tow or Release
6.04 DIVISION PROPERTY
6.04.03 City Property-Damaged, Lost, or Stolen
CHAPTER 7 COMMUNICATIONS
7.01 RADIO
7.01.02 Mobile Computer Aided Dispatch
7.02 DATABASES
No Files
7.03 COMPUTER USE - DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
7.03.01 Use of Division Computers and Email
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
1.1 ADMINISTRATION
1.1.03 Standards of Conduct and Courtesy
1.1.05 Performance Evaluations
1.1.07 Sexual Harassment Policy
1.1.08 Violence in the Workplace
1.1.09 Equal Employment Opportunity
1.1.10 Firearms Requalification
1.1.12 Uniform and Clothing Regulations
1.1.15 Alcohol and Drug Policy
1.1.17 Travel and Training Requests
1.1.18 Police Recruit Training Standards
1.1.20 Early Intervention Program
1.1.23 Reporting Controversial Incidents to the Chiefs Office
1.1.27 Request for Repairs and Improvements of Police Facilities
1.1.29 Health Insurance Portability-Accountability Act (HIPAA)
1.1.33 Separating From the Cleveland Division of Police
1.1.34 Automated External Defibrillators
1.1.35 Police Officer Training Standards
1.1.36 Traffic Violations Incurred with City Vehicles
1.1.38 Post Traumatic Incident Protocol
1.1.41 Employee Assistance and Support
1.1.45 Return to Duty Program (RTDP)
1.2 ORGANIZATION
1.2.01 Organizational Structure
1.3 MANAGEMENT
1.3.03 Police Ceremonies and Memorial Services
1.3.04 Death and Funeral Procedures
1.3.07 Emergency Relief from Duty
1.3.09 Military Courtesy and Formations
1.3.11 Ammunition and Firearm Regulations
1.3.17 Long Distance Telephone Call Log Books
1.3.18 Removing Badges from Circulation
1.3.19 Proper Disposal of Division Flags
1.3.21 Tuition Reimbursement Program
1.3.25 Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
1.3.29 Use of Mobile Data Computers (MDC) and Detective Tablets (DT)
1.3.33 Duty to Avoid the Appearance of Impropriety
LEGAL
2.1 USE OF FORCE
2.1.03 Firearm Discharge Investigations
2.1.05 Weapon Clearing Trap Use
2.2 SEARCH AND SEIZURE
2.2.02 Warrant Summons in Lieu of Arrest
2.2.03 Cuyahoga County Warrant or Capias Arrests
2.3 SUBPOENAS AND COURT
2.3.02 Subpoenas from the Office of Professional Standards
PATROL
3.1 ZONE CARS
3.2 PATROL PROCEDURES
3.2.05 General Labor Strike Disturbance
3.2.08 Chronic Alarm Abuse Program (CAAP)
3.2.09 Use of Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT)
3.2.11 Contacting Blood and Body Fluid
3.2.13 Non-Traffic Accidents on City Property
3.2.14 Warrant Check Requirements
3.2.15 Reporting Quality of Life Matters and Hazards
3.3 DISTURBANCE AND DISASTERS
3.4 ENFORCEMENT
3.4.01 Accountability of MMCs - PINs - and UTTs
3.4.02 Failure to Comply With Order or Signal of a Police Officer
3.4.03 Use of Video-Image and Audio Recording Equipment
3.4.04 Disorderly Conduct Intoxication (DCI) Arrests
3.4.05 Access to Firearms by a Child
3.4.06 Issuance of Citations or Warrant Summons
3.4.09 Marijuana Citations-Arrests
3.4.10 Drug Related Activity Prohibited
3.4.12 Ethnic Intimidation and Hate Incident Investigations
3.4.13 Parking Infraction Notices (PIN)
3.4.14 Driving Under Suspension Arrests and Citations
3.4.15 Misdemeanor Theft Procedures
3.4.20 Use of the Housing Code Violation Warning Form
INVESTIGATIONS
4.1 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
4.1.02 Firearm Test Firing and Serial Number Restoration
4.1.04 Vehicular Assault Offenses
4.1.05 Felonious Assault Incidents Involving Police Officers
4.1.07 Gunshot Residue Collection (GSR)
4.1.11 Electronic Recording of Homicide and Deadly Force Encounter Statements
4.1.13 Investigation of Human Trafficking
4.1.14 Combined Abduction Response Team
4.2 DRUG/VICE INVESTIGATION
4.2.01 Clandestine Laboratories
4.2.02 Vice Enforcement Procedures
4.2.03 Follow-up for Violation of State Drug Law Arrests
REPORTING PROCEDURES
6.1 NON-CRIMINAL REPORTS
6.1.02 Next of Kin Notification
6.1.04 Law Enforcement Agency Duties-Crime Victim Compensation
6.1.05 Abandoned Baby (72 Hours or Less of Age)
6.2 CRIME REPORTS
6.2.01 Stolen-Lost License Plates or Validation Stickers
6.2.03 Dead Body Investigations
6.2.04 Grand Theft Motor Vehicle and Unauthorized Use Investigations
6.2.05 Carrying a Concealed Weapon (CCW) Arrest
6.2.07 Reporting Elder Abuse, Exploitation or Neglect
6.2.09 Sexual Assault Investigations
6.2.10c - Missing Child-Elderly Alert (12.25.19)
6.2.10d - Police and Community Alert (12.25.19)
6.2.12 Watercraft Theft Titles
6.2.13 Stolen-Unauthorized Use of Motor Vehicle Recovery Investigations
6.2.14 Drug Offenses - Use of Ohio Revised and Municipal Codes
6.2.15 The National Motor Vehicle Title Information System (NMVTIS) Hold Notices
6.2.16 Citizen Online Reporting System (CORS)
6.2.17 Missing Person Juvenile
6.2.17c - Missing Child-Elderly Alert (12.25.19)
TRAFFIC
8.1 ACCIDENTS
8.1.01 Damage to City Vehicles
8.1.02 OH-1 Traffic Accident Reports, Supplements and Violation Enforcement
8.1.03 Form-10 Reports for Accident Investigations
8.1.04 Hit Skip Investigations
8.1.05 Traffic Safety Analysis Panel (TSAP)
8.2 ENFORCEMENT
8.2.02 Driver License Checkpoint
8.2.03 Uniform Traffic Tickets (UTT)
8.2.05 Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated (OVI) Enforcement
COMMUNICATIONS
9.1 POLICE RADIO
9.1.01 Communications - Radio Protocol
9.1.04 Request for a Copy of a Bureau of Communications Recording
9.1.06 Use of Mobile Command Vehicle
9.1.08 A Child is Missing Program (ACIM)
9.1.09 Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL) System
9.2 LEADS
9.2.01 LEADS Terminal Agency Coordinator and Terminal Coordinator
PROPERTY
x10.1 EVIDENCE
10.1.01 Handling Infectious Evidence - Waste
10.1.04 Property Unit Notification for Cases Taken Directly to the Grand Jury
x10.2 SEIZED/FORFEITED PROPERTY
10.2.02 Property Confiscated for the Registrar of Motor Vehicles