1.00.030     USE OF FIREARMS – PROHIBITED                     (CALEA 1.3.3)

 

Officers are prohibited from discharging firearms in the following instances:

 

v     To effect the arrest and/or prevent the escape of a person who has committed a felony other than dangerous felonies

 

v     To effect the arrest and/or prevent the escape of a person who has committed less than a felony

 

v     Firing at or from a moving vehicle, except as a last resort to protect the officer(s) or others from an immediate threat or death or serious bodily injury

 

v     At a crowd

 

Warning Shots

 

The use of warning shots is prohibited.