The use of any Department IT resource is restricted to those activities related to Department business. Use of computers, electronic communications equipment, and body-worn camera equipment by employees is authorized in support of the law enforcement mission of the Department and the administrative functions that support that mission. Authorized persons shall adhere to this policy as well as the guidelines set forth in the County Electronic Data Communications and Internet Policies.
Authorized persons are expected to abide by the standards of conduct delineated in other volumes, chapters, and sections of the Department’s Manual of Policy and Procedures as they may be applied to the use of electronic communications and use and release of information. Department IT resources are subject to search and users are obligated to surrender any such resources and/or devices at any time to authorized Department personnel.