5-06/030.11 - Use of Less Lethal Weapons During Civil Unrest



Less-lethal weapons have the potential to inflict serious injuries.  Absent exigent circumstances, these devices shall only be deployed subsequent to a verbal dispersal order.

Only qualified Department personnel shall use less-lethal weapons.  Qualified personnel are those sworn individuals who have received and passed Department training in the use of these weapons.

Authorization for Deployment:

  • Deployment of these weapons shall be at the discretion of a squad leader or higher authority; and

  • These weapons are to be utilized only by pre-designated and trained personnel.

Notification of the use of these weapons shall fall within the guidelines of section 3-10/100.00 of the Manual of Policy and Procedures, Use of Force Reporting and Review Procedures.