5-314.04 USE OF
CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICES (CED) – DOWNLOADING/REPORTING (10/01/10) (07/16/12)
Officers are required to report all
actual use of their CED consistent with the downloading and reporting
guidelines outlined below. (07/16/12)
CED Downloading guidelines:
·
The CED (and camera if
equipped) shall be downloaded, when used in probe mode or drive stun mode,
prior to the end of the officer’s shift.
·
The CED (and camera if
equipped) shall be downloaded for any incident that is recorded that the
officer believes might have evidentiary value.
·
If a CED was used during a
critical incident, the CED will be property inventoried by the Crime Lab for
processing video and firing data evidence.
CED Reporting guidelines:
- When a CED is
deployed and discharged on a subject, the officer shall report its use in
CAPRS (including a Use of Force Report and in the supplement) as
well as on the officer’s CED log. Officers shall document de-escalation
attempts in the Use of Force Report and in their supplement.
(07/16/12)
- When a CED is only
threatened by means of displaying, red dotting, and/or arcing in
situations which normally would require a CAPRS report, the threatened
use shall be reported in CAPRS in the supplement of the report as well as
on the officer’s CED log. (07/16/12)
- When a CED is only
threatened by means of displaying, red dotting, and/or arcing without
actually being deployed on a subject and there is no arrest or CAPRS
report otherwise required, the officer may record this threatened use on
their CED log and add such comments into the call. (07/16/12)
- When a CED is used
during the scope of off-duty employment outside of the City (e.g. another
law enforcement agency) officers shall obtain a Minneapolis CCN from MECC
and complete a CAPRS report titled AOA and refer to their employer’s
incident report in the supplement. Officers shall then download the
device and store the information under the Minneapolis CCN. (07/16/12)
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