When a deputy is killed in the line of duty, it is an immense loss to the member's family, the Department, and the community. To honor the deputy for this definitive sacrifice, the Department has established guidelines for submitting the fallen deputy's applications for inclusion in local, state, and federal memorials. The criteria established by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and described in the Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted (LEOKA) report, will be used in determining line of duty deaths.
It shall be the Sheriff's Information Bureau's Special Events Coordinator's responsibility to provide the deputy's last unit of assignment with local, state, and federal guidelines and applications for inclusion in their respective memorials. The deputy's last unit of assignment shall be responsible for completing the applications and forwarding them to the Special Events Coordinator within the deadline provided. The Special Events Coordinator will submit the applications for the Sheriff's approval and forward to the appropriate agencies.