200-27 Meal Period

Question 1

The department shall allow classified employees

to take meal periods provided…

Answer 1

it does not interfere with the delivery of necessary

police services to the community.

Question 2

Employees shall limit meal period locations
to within reasonable proximity of their work
assignment (district) as pre-determined by…

Answer 2

the division commander to ensure rapid response

to emergencies.

Question 3

Officers assigned to patrol shall not call out
of service for a meal period within ____ hours
following the beginning of their shift or be
out of service on a meal period within ____
hours before the end of their scheduled shift
without an on-duty supervisor’s permission.

The on-duty supervisor shall make the decision
on a case-by-case basis.

Answer 3

1) two

2) two

Question 4

Officers are limited to ____minutes for a meal

period.

Answer 4

40

Question 5

At no time shall there be more than ____marked police vehicles or no more than ____uniformed officers (official uniform or special assignment uniform), regardless of rank, eating at the same food establishment at the same time.

It shall be the responsibility of individual officers and department supervisors to ensure this policy is followed.

Answer 5

1) two

2) four

Question 6

With a ____ permission, the uniformed officer limit of four may be exceeded due to a special event or circumstance

(e.g., banquets, large operations such as SWAT, Vice, and Narcotics teams).

Answer 6

shift commander’s

Question 7

When calling out of service to eat a meal, uniformed on-duty patrol officers shall advise their respective dispatchers of the exact location of the eating establishment and shall seek their ____ for the meal period.

Answer 7

dispatcher’s approval

Question 8

If uniformed officers arrive at an eating establishment
and find that the number of marked police vehicles would be more than two or the number of uniformed officers in the eating establishment would be more
than four, the newly arriving officers shall do either of the following:

a.
If working patrol duty, the newly arrived officers shall ____and ____.

The officers then may call out of service at a different eating establishment at that time, or with the dispatcher’s approval, call out of service at a later time.

Answer 8

immediately notify the dispatcher and go back into service

Question 9

If uniformed officers arrive at an eating establishment
and find that the number of marked police vehicles would be more than two or the number of uniformed officers in the eating establishment would be more
than four, the newly arriving officers shall do either of the following:

b.
If on duty at a fixed-post assignment (e.g., desk officer), the newly arrived officers shall…

Answer 9

immediately leave the eating establishment, go to another establishment, and comply with the above
policy.

Question 10

If uniformed officers arrive at an eating establishment
and find that the number of marked police vehicles would be more than two or the number of uniformed officers in the eating establishment would be more
than four, the newly arriving officers shall do either of the following:

c.
If off duty, regardless of assignment, the newly arrived officers shall…

Answer 10

immediately leave the establishment, and comply

with the number of officer and vehicle restrictions stated above.

Question 11

Upon completion of the meal period, patrol

officers shall…

Answer 11

immediately advise the dispatcher they have returned to service.

Question 12

The emergency communications dispatcher or a supervisor may pre-empt meal periods due to…

Answer 12

operational necessity (e.g., response priority code E, 1, or 2 calls for service).

Question 13

Plainclothes officers are not limited to four officers at an eating establishment unless…

Answer 13

it is obvious to the general public by method of transportation or circumstance that the officers are on duty.