Department members shall only conduct investigatory stops or detentions when they have reasonable suspicion that a person has been, is, or is about to be engaged in the commission of a crime.
Department members shall not use race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation as a factor, to any extent or degree, in establishing reasonable suspicion or probable cause except as part of actual and credible description(s) of a specific suspect or suspects in any criminal investigation.
Department members shall not use race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, disability, or sexual orientation in exercising discretion to conduct a search except as part of an actual and credible description of a specific suspect or suspects in any criminal investigation.
Department members shall not initiate stops or other field contacts because of an individual’s actual or perceived immigration status.
Department members shall not conduct arbitrary searches. The request to conduct a consent search must be reasonable, and a deputy must be able to articulate a valid reason under law and policy for initially having stopped the individual.
Department members shall only conduct searches of individuals based on probation or parole status when knowledge of a probation or parole search condition has been established.
Department members shall immediately notify a supervisor when routine field activity or observations lead to consideration of a home search based on consent, and the supervisor shall either approve the search before it is conducted or, if appropriate, a search warrant should be sought.