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San Andreas Police Department - REGULATIONS [2019]

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Vehicle Regulations
The Department employs a wide range of vehicles used to assist its members in conducting their job. The vehicles like every other piece of equipment have their own regulations regarding their usage. These can be found below:

Marked:
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* Motorbike uniform must be used while performing MARY duties.
* X-RAY units must maintain adhere to ATC protocols.
* Duty vehicles must never be re-coloured without authorization from Command Officers.
Unmarked:
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* The vehicles shown above require HSU Qualification.
* HSU Vehicles can not be re-coloured without permission from a Command Officer.
* HSU Vehicles must ALWAYS be at 100 percent gas before they are respawned.
* Lieutenant+ may authorize a HSU patrol deployment that may last no more than 30 minutes.
* You can not DB from a HSU vehicle without authrization from a Command Officer or unless they open fire.
* Other unmarked vehicles must obey Detective guidelines.
Specialised:
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* Division specialised vehicles must adhere to their division's guidelines.
* BMX can only be used by SAPD Police Officer III or higher.
Heavy Air:
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* Heavy Air (HA) may only be deployed when a suspect is airborne or waterborne, by a Command officer or HA Qualified Personnel.
* Heavy Air (HA) may only be deployed on suspects on a boat or plane, if said suspects leave their boat/plane HA must take distance so it's no longer in radar contact. (Unless suspects are swimming next to their boat or crash onto sea)
* Heavy Air (HA) may not open fire on suspects on the ground unless they open fire at HA.

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Weapon Regulations
The San Andreas Police Department entrusts its members with various tools, weapons in this case are categorized on the following categories:

* Less Than Lethal
* Lethal
* Military Grade
Less than lethal is used into forcing the suspect into a situation where he can be easily placed in custody, this may include but is not limited to imparting his senses for an easier time restraining him. Batons must never be aimed at the head of a suspect as they can quickly become lethal. The following weapons fall in the Less than Lethal category:

* Standard issue Police Baton.
* Standard issue Police Pepper Spray.
* Standard issue Police Taser.
* Standard issue Police Beanbag shotgun.Lethal weaponry is used to bring down a suspect, which has failed to comply and is now a danger to himself and others. This must be used accordingly to the scale of force the same was Less than Lethal has to. Weapons in this category can inflict serious bodily damage. They include, but are not limited to:

* Standard Police Sidearm.
* Standard Police Shotgun.
* Standard Police Submachine gun.Military Grade weaponry is used to bring down suspects which are using military grade weaponry themselves. Military grade weaponry can also be used when outnumbered and it is also used by S.W.A.T. Operatives when conducting DAVID duties as their standard weaponry.

* Any assault rifle.
* Any sniper rifle.
* Any automatic shotgun.
* Any modified weapons (eg sawnoff).
* Any explosive material.
 

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Engagement Regulations
Engagement regulations are set in place so that there is a balance between police force and giving the suspects a chance to evade. Those regulations are as follows:

On foot, you may open fire when:

* He or she gets in a vehicle and you don't have a cruiser nearby.
* He or she gets in a vehicle faster than a PD cruiser.
* He or she aims a firearm at you, or others.
* He or she suddenly brandishes a firearm.
* He or she suddenly accelerates their vehicle towards you or another person.
* He or she begins to swim away from law enforcement, despite verbal warnings.
* He or she places a person's life in deadly risk with any form of weapon.On a vehicle, you may open fire when:

* He or she is evading in a vehicle faster than a PD cruiser.
* He or she is drivebying you.
* You do not have enough time to exit the vehicle.
* Permission has been granted by a Command Officer.
* You are on DAVID duty.
* You may only take out the tires of the evading vehicle unless fired uppon, in that case the vehicle may be taken down.
You may use a taser when:

* He or she is evading on foot and fails to stop after several warnings.
* He or she is evading on a bike.
* He or she is not holding a weapon and all other less than lethal methods have failed.
* He or she is resisting arrest and does not comply after three warnings and all other less than lethal methods have failed.
* He or she is assaulting someone and does not stop after one warning and all other less than lethal methods have failed.
* A tazer was requested to be deployed by a Police Supervisor.
* Situations where the target must be obtained alive. (Eg. Warrant Executions)

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Last Updated:
10/07/2019

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