Sobering Cell



PURPOSE
The purpose of this order is to establish guidelines and procedures for booking  and housing persons arrested for DUI, 647f P.C., and/or 11550 H&S.

SCOPE
This order shall apply to all station personnel assigned to Marina del Rey Station.

ORDER
In compliance with Title 15, all persons arrested for DUI, 647f P.C., and /or 11550 H&S, who are a threat to their own safety or the safety of others due to their state of intoxication (Symptoms include but are not limited to: inability to care for onself or another; inability to stand or walk without minimal assistance; unresponsive to verbal stimulation etc.) will not be booked nor housed at Marina Station. 

Instead, those individuals shall be temporarily housed at West Hollywood Station, the Century Regional Detention Facility, or South Los Angeles Station until it has been determined that they can care for his/her safety and/or the safety of another.  Then  they shall be picked up and returned to Marina Station, for the completion of the booking process. 

NOTE:   When we arrest any individual for being Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs and/or 647(f) PC, an “INTOXICATION ASSESSMENT” form shall be completed, even if we are not charging them with the violation.  Also, during the completion of this form, if we denote that the individual’s “Coordination” is affected, we shall not house that individual at Marina Del Rey Station.