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Manual of Policy and Procedures / Volume 3 - Policy and Ethics / Chapter 1 - Policy and Ethics

3-01/080.10 - Public Appearances, Writing, Etc.


3-01/080.05 - Public Relations
3-01/080.15 - Press Relations

Unless authorized to do so by the Sheriff’s Headquarters Bureau, an employee of this Department shall not:

  • Address any public or private gathering or make radio or television appearances where his identity, as a member of this Department, is made known and any remarks made by the employee could be considered to represent the Department's view of the subject or subjects discussed; and/or
  • Write articles or manuscripts for publication in which references or inferences are made to this Department, or in which, as the author, his identification as a member of the Department would add authenticity or weight to the contents.

(Procedure governing authorized public appearances of Department personnel are covered in the Miscellaneous Administrative Procedures chapter.)