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Open communication with our community is paramount for the Havre de Grace Police Department, therefore, we publish our policies for the public to view. While every real-life situation is unique every member of the department is expected to use these policies as a guide to making decisions in a professional, impartial, and reasonable manner. These policies help guide the actions of our officers and civilian personnel as they perform their daily duties.
Department policies are frequently updated and subject to constant change, or rescinded to accommodate new laws, court decisions, best practices, and other factors that may dictate revisions, additions or deletions where it is necessary and appropriate. This is done to better serve our citizens and the Havre de Grace Police Department. Our department has undertaken a comprehensive evaluation of our policies and will be adding additional policies as they are completed.
By law, there are a few policies that have not been included because their release could jeopardize officers or public safety as well as certain operations.
0 - Preface: Mission Statement – Last updated: 2/20/2024
100 - Law Enforcement Agency Role – Last updated: 7/19/2023
101 - Oath of Office – Last updated: 7/19/2023
102 - Policy Manual – Last updated: 7/19/2023
200 - Organizational Structure and Responsibility – Last updated: 7/19/2023
201 - Special Orders – Last updated: 7/19/2023
202 - Emergency Operations Plan – Last updated: 7/19/2023
203 - Training – Last updated: 7/19/2023
204 - Electronic Mail – Last updated: 7/19/2023
205 - Administrative Communications – Last updated: 7/19/2023
206 - Supervision Staffing Levels – Last updated: 7/19/2023
207 - Retiree Concealed Firearms – Last updated: 12/12/2023
300 - Use of Force – Last updated: 11/26/2024
301 - Use of Force Review Boards – Last updated: 7/19/2023
302 - Handcuffing and Restraints – Last updated: 4/07/2025
303 - Control Devices – Last updated: 7/19/2023
304 - Conducted Energy Device – Last updated: 7/19/2023
305 - Officer Involved Shootings and Deaths – Last updated: 7/19/2023
306 - Firearms – Last updated: 11/26/2024
308 - Foot Pursuits – Last updated: 12/12/2023
309 - Officer Response to Calls – Last updated: 7/19/2023
310 - Canines – Last updated: 12/12/2023
311 - Domestic Violence – Last updated: 10/08/2025
312 - Search and Seizure – Last updated: 7/19/2023
313 - Child Abuse – Last updated: 11/26/2024
314 - Adult Abuse – Last updated: 10/08/2025
315 - Discriminatory Harassment – Last updated: 7/19/2023
316 - Missing Persons – Last updated: 11/26/2024
317 - Public Alerts – Last updated: 11/26/2024
318 - Victim and Witness Assistance – Last updated: 7/19/2023
319 - Hate Crimes – Last updated: 11/26/2024
320 - Standards of Conduct – Last updated: 7/19/2023
321 - Information Technology Use – Last updated: 4/07/2025
322 - Report Preparation – Last updated: 7/19/2023
323 - Media Relations – Last updated: 7/19/2023
324 - Subpoenas and Court Appearances – Last updated: 7/19/2023
325 - Outside Agency Assisstance – Last updated: 7/19/2023
326 - Registered Offender Information – Last updated: 7/19/2023
327 - Major Incident Notification – Last updated: 12/12/2023
328 - Death Investigation – Last updated: 7/19/2023
329 - Identity Theft – Last updated: 7/19/2023
330 - Private Person's Arrest – Last updated: 6/09/2026
332 - Communications with Persons with Disabilities – Last updated: 12/12/2023
333 - Biological Samples – Last updated: 10/08/2025
335 - Public Safety Video Surveillance System – Last updated: 11/26/2024
336 - Child and Dependent Adult Safety – Last updated: 12/12/2023
337 - Service Animals – Last updated: 4/07/2025
338 - Volunteers – Last updated: 11/26/2024
340 - Off-Duty Law Enforcement Actions – Last updated: 12/12/2023
341 - Department Use of Social Media – Last updated: 4/07/2025
342 - Community Relations – Last updated: 7/19/2023
343 - Extreme Risk Protective Orders – Last updated: 12/12/2023
344 - Generative Artificial Intelligence Use – Last updated: 12/10/2024
345 - ADA Compliance – Last updated: 4/07/2025
346 - Vehicle Pursuits – Last updated: 7/17/2025
400 - Patrol – Last updated: 11/26/2024
401 - Bias Based Policing Prohibited – Last updated: 7/16/2025
402 - Roll Call – Last updated: 7/19/2023
403 - Crime and Disaster Scene Integrity – Last updated: 12/12/2023
405 - Ride-Alongs – Last updated: 12/12/2023
406 - Hazardous Material Response – Last updated: 12/12/2023
407 - Hostage and Barricade Incidents – Last updated: 12/12/2023
408 - Response to Bomb Calls – Last updated: 12/12/2023
409 - Homeless Persons – Last updated: 7/19/2023
410 - Mental Illness and Crisis Intervention Incidents – Last updated: 7/19/2023
411 - Mental Health Evaluations – Last updated: 4/07/2025
412 - Citation Releases – Last updated: 7/19/2023
413 - Foreign Diplomatic and Consular Representatives – Last updated: 10/08/2025
414 - Rapid Response and Deployment – Last updated: 10/08/2025
416 - Utility Service Emergencies – Last updated: 10/08/2025
418 - Field Training Officers – Last updated: 12/12/2023
420 - Contacts and Temporary Detentions – Last updated: 12/12/2023
422 - Watch Commander – Last updated: 12/12/2023
424 - Mobile Digital Computer Use – Last updated: 4/07/2025
425 - Body Worn Camera Policy – Last updated: 12/12/2023
426 - Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) – Last updated: 12/10/2024
427 - Medical Cannabis – Last updated: 4/07/2025
428 - Medical Aid and Response – Last updated: 4/07/2025
429 - First Amendment Assemblies – Last updated: 4/07/2025
430 - Civil Disputes – Last updated: 4/07/2025
431 - Suspicious Activity Reporting – Last updated: 4/07/2025
432 - Public Recording of Law Enforcement Activity – Last updated: 4/07/2025
434 - Body-Worn Cameras – Last updated: 7/16/2025
500 - Traffic – Last updated: 7/19/2023
501 - Traffic Accidents – Last updated: 7/19/2023
502 - Vehicle Towing – Last updated: 7/19/2023
504 - Under the Influence/Impaired Driving – Last updated: 12/12/2023
505 - Safety Equipment Repair Orders (SERO), Traffic and Parking Citations – Last updated: 12/12/2023
600 - Investigation and Prosecution – Last updated: 11/26/2024
601 - Sexual Assault Investigations – Last updated: 7/19/2023
602 - Asset Forfeiture – Last updated: 11/26/2024
604 - Eyewitness Identification – Last updated: 12/12/2023
605 - Brady Information – Last updated: 7/19/2023
606 - Unmanned Aerial System – Last updated: 12/12/2023
607 - Search/Arrest Warrant Service – Last updated: 2/20/2024
608 - Operations Planning and Deconfliction – Last updated: 12/12/2023
700 - Department-Owned and Personal Property – Last updated: 12/12/2023
701 - Personal Communication Devices – Last updated: 11/26/2024
702 - Vehicle Maintenance – Last updated: 12/12/2023
703 - Vehicle Use – Last updated: 4/07/2025
704 - Cash Handling, Security and Management – Last updated: 12/12/2023
705 - Personal Protective Equipment – Last updated: 12/12/2023
800 - Communications – Last updated: 7/19/2023
801 - Property – Last updated: 7/19/2023
802 - Records Section – Last updated: 7/16/2025
803 - Records Maintenance and Release – Last updated: 7/19/2023
804 - Protected Information – Last updated: 4/07/2025
805 - CJIS Access, Maintenance, and Security – Last updated: 10/08/2025
900 - Temporary Custody of Adults – Last updated: 4/07/2025
901 - Temporary Custody of Juveniles – Last updated: 11/26/2024
902 - Custodial Searches – Last updated: 4/07/2025
903 - Prison Rape Elimination – Last updated: 7/19/2023
904 - Transporting Persons in Custody – Last updated: 4/07/2025
1000 - Recruitment and Selection – Last updated: 10/08/2025
1001 - Performance Evaluations – Last updated: 2/20/2024
1002 - Special Assignments and Promotions – Last updated: 4/07/2025
1003 - Grievances – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1004 - Anti-Retaliation – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1005 - Reporting of Arrests, Convictions and Court Orders – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1006 - Policy 1006 Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace – Last updated: 1/22/2025
1007 - Sick Leave – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1008 - Communicable Diseases – Last updated: 7/19/2023
1010 - Personal Complaints – Last updated: 11/26/2024
1011 - Seat Belts – Last updated: 4/07/2025
1013 - Personnel Records – Last updated: 11/26/2024
1014 - Request for Change of Assignment – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1015 - Commendations and Awards – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1016 - Fitness for Duty – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1019 - Payroll Records – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1020 - Overtime Compensation – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1021 - Secondary Employment and Outside Overtime – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1022 - Work-Related Injury and Illness Reporting – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1023 - Personal Appearance Standards – Last updated: 11/26/2024
1024 - Uniforms and Civilian Attire – Last updated: 11/26/2024
1025 - Conflict of Interest – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1026 - Badges, Patches and Identification – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1027 - Temporary Modified-Duty Assignments – Last updated: 11/26/2024
1029 - Employee Speech, Expression and Social Networking – Last updated: 7/16/2025
1030 - Workplace Safety and Health – Last updated: 12/12/2023
1031 - Line-of-Duty Deaths – Last updated: 1/22/2025
1032 - Wellness Program – Last updated: 10/08/2025
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