300-28 Use of Intoxicants Flashcards
Intoxicant.
Any drug, medicine, alcoholic beverage, or substance that affects the normal use of mental or physical faculties.
Intoxicated.
Not having the normal use of mental or physical faculties by reason of the introduction of alcohol, a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, a combination of two or more of those substances, or any other substance into the body; or having an alcohol concentration at or above the concentration level as set by Section 49.01 of the Texas Penal Code.
Under the Influence of Alcohol.
Having any measurable concentration of alcohol in one’s blood, breath, or urine.
RESTRICTIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
Employees shall not:
a.
Consume any_____ regardless of assignment (plainclothes or uniformed) while on duty (see section 3).
b.
Report for or stay on duty while _____
c.
Bring an _____ into any police facility (unless it has been confiscated for destruction or evidence, or is intended to be used as a prop for undercover operations).
d.
Allow an _____ in any City vehicle (unless it is being confiscated for destruction or evidence, or is being used or transported as a prop for undercover operations).
e.
_____an alcoholic beverage while on duty unless it is intended to be used as a prop for undercover operations.
f.
Enter or visit an ______ as defined in General Order 300-14, Extra Employment, while on duty unless the purpose of the visit is to perform official duties (see General Order 600-24, Deconflicting Covert and Narcotics Related Operations.)
a.
Consume any alcoholic beverage or other intoxicant regardless of assignment (plainclothes or uniformed) while on duty (see section 3).
b.
Report for or stay on duty while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicant.
c.
Bring an alcoholic beverage into any police facility (unless it has been confiscated for destruction or evidence, or is intended to be used as a prop for undercover operations).
d.
Allow an alcoholic beverage container in any City vehicle (unless it is being confiscated for destruction or evidence, or is being used or transported as a prop for undercover operations).
e.
Purchase an alcoholic beverage while on duty unless it is intended to be used as a prop for undercover operations.
f.
Enter or visit an alcoholic beverage establishment as defined in General Order 300-14, Extra Employment, while on duty unless the purpose of the visit is to perform official duties (see General Order 600-24, Deconflicting Covert and Narcotics Related Operations.)
RESTRICTIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
In addition, employees who are off duty AND wearing a department issued uniform or wearing or displaying indices of the Police Department (e.g., displaying police identification), or who are otherwise readily identifiable as a Police Department employee, shall not:
g.
Consume any alcoholic beverage or other intoxicant in _____.
h.
Be _____in public view.
i.
_____an alcoholic beverage.
j.
Enter or visit an _____as defined in General Order 300-14, Extra Employment, unless the employees are currently working approved extra employment at that location.
g.
Consume any alcoholic beverage or other intoxicant in public view.
h.
Be intoxicated in public view.
i.
Purchase an alcoholic beverage.
j.
Enter or visit an alcoholic beverage establishment as defined in General Order 300-14, Extra Employment, unless the employees are currently working approved extra employment at that location.
RESTRICTIONS FOR POLICE OFFICERS
Officers shall not _____ while under the influence of alcohol or other intoxicant whether on or off duty.
exercise police authority
EXCEPTIONS
Division commanders may make reasonable exceptions to this General Order if the normally prohibited behavior _____ (e.g., undercover vice operations at alcoholic beverage establishments).
Such exceptions must be documented in the division’s standard operating procedures and monitored by the division commander.
falls within the scope of the employee’s duties or responsibilities
