3-03/300.10 - Field Jacket (Sworn, Civilian)



The field jacket is a waist-length, single breasted, nylon jacket with a removable liner and black pile collar.  The field jacket is approved for both Class A and B uniforms.

When worn, the field jacket shall be complete with shoulder patches, rank insignia, metal or cloth badge and name tag.  Sworn personnel and C.S.O's shall wear a forest green jacket and Custody Assistants shall wear a black jacket.  Security Officers and Security Assistants shall wear a black jacket with a cloth badge.  All other uniform civilians except Desk Operations Assistants shall wear a dark blue jacket.

Motorcycle Jackets

Sworn members assigned to motorcycle duties may wear an optional leather jacket.  The jacket must be purchased at the employee’s own expense from an approved vendor, and shall only be worn while operating a Sheriff’s motorcycle.  The jacket shall be leather, long sleeve and black in color.  It shall have a reinforced badge holder on the left breast and worn with patches or motorcycle insignias.  The jacket may be either full length or “Short Body.”  Full length jackets shall have chromium-plated, double snap, basket weave designed keepers sewn onto the waistband of the jacket to support the sam brown gun belt.  The jacket shall have no more than two exterior pockets with zipper closures.  The jacket may include shoulder epaulets.

The issued uniform metal badge shall be worn on the exterior badge holder.  A name badge or tape shall not be worn on the jacket.  Any rank insignia shall be worn on the collar or epaulets of the jacket.