Subject: Title 15 Jail Compliance Responsibilities
PURPOSE OF ORDER:
The purpose of this unit order is to specify expectations and responsibilities for the Avalon Station sworn and Custody Assistants with regards to station jail responsibilities. All patrol supervisors will be responsible for ensuring all personnel, working on their shifts, adhere to this order.
DIRECTIVE:
The importance of complying with Title 15 requirements cannot be overstated. As such, we need to do everything possible to comply with all Title 15 requirements.
Whenever the station's Jailer is on-duty, he/she will be responsible for ensuring all Jail duties are handled appropriately. When our Jailer is not on-duty, the following protocol shall be followed.
When there is a Watch Deputy on duty, it will be the Watch Deputy's responsibility to take care of the Jail duties including UDAL. When the Watch Deputy is unable to perform any of his/her Jail responsibilities, the Watch Deputy will solicit the assistance of other station personnel to ensure all Title 15 requirements are met. When there is no Watch Deputy on duty, it will be the field deputies' responsibility to handle the Jail duties.
Updated: May 31, 2023