Policy
MPD employees may wear a “mourning band” when an officer has been killed in the line of duty. The mourning band is a black elastic band, ¾ inch wide. The band shall be placed on the outermost police badge above the badge number. Bands may not conceal any portion of the badge number. Plainclothes sworn employees may wear their badge on their outer garments with a mourning band while attending the funeral. Civilian employees may wear the mourning band on their MPD employee ID cards. Mourning bands are available from the MPD Stores Unit.
For Minneapolis Police Department and Minneapolis Park Police officers who are killed in the line of duty, the mourning bands may be worn from the day the officer dies through 30 days after the funeral or as determined by the Chief of Police. For law enforcement officers from other agencies, the mourning bands may be worn from the day the officer dies through the day of the funeral or as determined by the Chief of Police.