The official manual of the Sheriff's Department of the County of Los Angeles is hereby established and is titled "Manual of Policy and Procedures."
The Department manual shall be prepared and distributed by the Manuals and Orders Unit, Risk Management Bureau, Professional Standards Division.
The Department manual does not restrict or affect the existence of individual division or unit manuals, with the exception division and unit manuals shall not be in conflict with the content of the Department manual.
For consistency in Department publications, if there is any question as to conflict with existing Department policy or procedures, the originator of any document or publication shall route the material through the Manuals and Orders Unit for review prior to publication. Many questions can be resolved informally and expeditiously by a direct call to the Manuals and Orders Unit.