Subject: Personnel Uniforms
PURPOSE OF ORDER:
The purpose of this unit order is to specify expectations and responsibilities for all personnel with regards to wearing appropriate uniforms. All patrol supervisors will be responsible for ensuring deputies, working on their shifts, adhere to this order.
DIRECTIVE:
The importance of a professional uniform appearance cannot be overstated. Department-wide, the expectations regarding appropriate uniforms have been made clear and we will conform to Department standards.
All sworn patrol personnel shall wear a Class A uniform or a Department approved tan polo shirt with the Sheriff’s Star, and green utility pants or shorts while on-duty. The exception to wearing a Class A uniform or tan polo, will be inclement weather, during which times a Class B uniform may be worn. Due to the conditions on Catalina Island, conditions that would include inclement weather are temperatures more than eighty degrees or rain. Class B uniforms are also authorized when sworn personnel are assigned to work the interior of the island or on a boat.
All custody assistants shall wear a Class A or B uniform, or Department approved polo shirt while on duty.
Law Enforcement Technicians (LET) personnel assigned to dispatch shall wear a Department approved blue LET uniform.
In addition to a Class A or Department approved tan polo shirt with the Sheriff’s Star, Detective Bureau personnel may wear appropriate business attire. Due to the fact sworn personnel in the station may need to respond in the field, Detective Bureau personnel must have a Department approved raid jacket or Sheriff’s tactical vest readily available when wearing business attire.
Any exception to this unit order must be authorized by the on-duty watch commander. Per Department policy, all grooming and uniform appearance mandates shall be met.