Stanford Department of Public Safety General Orders

Per a memorandum of understanding, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) must comply with the General Orders of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office. DPS may have policies that are specialized for campus operations and reporting structures. If a DPS General Order has not yet been finalized, the Sheriff's Office General Order is applicable. The Sheriff's Office documents are distinguished as noted below.

1.00 Code of Ethics 1.01 Mission Statement 1.02 Core Values 2.00 Maintenance of General Orders, Division/Unit Directives 2.01 Written Communications System 2.02 Employee Suggestions 3.00 Chain of Authority 3.01 Organization Chart 3.02 Watch Commander Authority, Sheriff's Office Liaison Captain 4.02 Health and Safety 4.07 Emergency Notifications
6.00 Sheriff's Office Badges (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
6.01 Publication and Use of Names and Logos 7.00 Responsibility for Department Property 7.02 Use of Sheriff's Office Video Studio 7.03 Use of Department Computers 7.05 Use of Department and Personal Mobile Phones/Devices 8.00 Employee Shifts and Assignments
8.01 Employee Promotion (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
8.03 Commendation Process 9.00 Employees Taking and Returning from Leave, Disability, or Suspension 9.01 Leaves of Absence 9.02 Temporary Limited Duty Assignments 9.03 Minimum Time Off 9.04 Retirement Policy 9.05 Employee Assistance 9.06 Employee Personal Injury or Death 9.07 Funeral Procedures 9.08 Reporting Employee Injuries 9.09 Personal Health/Attendance Policy 10.00 Equipment Control & Maintenance
10.01 Uniform and Equipment Regulations (Currently under revision)
10.03 Grooming and Appearance 10.04 Patriotic Courtesy 10.06 Body-Worn Cameras 11.00 Standards of Conduct 11.01 medical & Psychological Standards 11.02 Harassment and Discrimination
11.03 Disciplinary Policy (Currently under revision)
11.05 Recording Police Activity 12.00 Use of Force 12.01 Firearms Issuance and Training 12.02 Use of Firearms 12.03 Procedure When a Firearm is Discharged 12.04 Use of Less-Lethal Munitions 12.06 Post-Shooting Incident Procedure 13.01 Emergency Operations of a Vehicle 13.03 Collision of Department Vehicle 13.05 Mobile Command Vehicle 13.06 Take Home Vehicles 14.00 Complaints by Members of the Public
14.01 Internal Affairs (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
15.01 Smoking Policy (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
15.02 Outside Employment 15.03 Officer in Crisis Team
15.04 Political Activity (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
15.05 Employee-Involved Domestic Violence 15.06 Locker Room Policy
15.09 Social Networking (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
16.00 Criminal History Information 16.01 Release of Information 16.02 Release of Sexual Offender Information
16.03 Destruction of Files (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
17.01 Evidence and Property
17.02 Vehicle Storage and Impound (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
17.04 Stranded Motorist (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
17.07 Hate Crimes (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
17.08 Public Intoxication (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
17.09 Domestic Violence & Protection Orders (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
17.11 Bodily Intrusion Search Procedure 17.12 Acts of Intolerance 17.13 Protected Identity Harm 18.00 Civil Process Service and Fees 18.01 Asset Forfeiture 19.00 Field Training Program
19.01 Canine Procedures (Note that SUDPS only employs EOD Canines)
20.01 Voluntary Rie-along Observers Program 21.00 Use of Confidential Informants 21.01 Victim Witness Assistance Center
21.03 Limited English Proficiency (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
22.00 Law Enforcement Protocols (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
22.01 Child Abduction (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
22.02 Missing Persons (Santa Clara Sheriff's Office)
22.03 Juvenile Procedures 22.04 Temporary Holing Facility 22.05 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) 24.00 Media Relations 25.00 Bloodborne Pathogens 25.01 Naloxone Use and Maintenance 25.02 Individual First Aid Kits (IFAK) 26.00 Critical Incident Review Board 26.01 Vehicle Accident Review Board 26.02 Shooting Review Board 26.03 Discipline Review Board