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6-205 - News Release on Vehicular Accidents

  • Summary: Establishes procedures for media releases concerning vehicle accidents.
  • Effective Date: 02-24-2006
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Policy

MPD employees should only give the name, address, age and a short description of how an accident occurred. This also includes any juvenile, unless the juvenile will be cited, arrested, incarcerated or otherwise substantially deprived of liberty. Under these circumstances, age and sex may only identify a juvenile.

 

Definitions

Refer to the Commonly Used Terms page for general definitions.

  • Juvenile: An individual who is under the age of eighteen (18) years.
6-204 - Major Incidents
6-206 - Site Access for News Media

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6-205 - News Release on Vehicular Accidents 02-24-2006 download PDF

Revision Types and Descriptions

  • New: Policy had been added.
  • Combined: Two or more policies were merged.
  • Definitions Update: A glossary definition was updated.
  • Terms Update: A term, not necessarily tied to the glossary, was updated in the Manual.
  • Edited - Major: Significant content or procedural changes.
  • Edited - Minor: Small edits, clarifications, or formatting changes.
  • Renamed: Policy title changed.
  • Renumbered: Policy number was changed.
  • Split: Single policy was divided into multiple.
  • Eliminated: Policy was removed and is no longer in effect.
  • PRH Implementation: Edits for the Policy and Resource Hub; no content changes.