GO 400-26 Conducted Energy Devices Flashcards
For personally owned CEDs, officers may purchase only CED models and related equipment
approved by the _______________.
Training Division
If an officer is going to attempt to use a CED when encountering a suspect believed to
possess a potentially lethal weapon, a secondary officer should be present to provide cover with
a _______.
firearm
Officers shall keep CEO cycling to a minimum, especially against persons displaying symptoms of _________, and use the shortest duration of CED exposure necessary to apply authorized restraint devices and effect an arrest.
excited delirium
Unless an exigent circumstance exists that would cause a reasonable officer to believe prompt action is necessary to prevent serious physical harm to himself or others, officers shall not use _____CEDs at the same time and no more than one officer should activate a CED against a suspect at a time.
multiple
If an unintentional discharge occurs in a non-field situation (e.g., during roll call) and the _________
determines the incident was an unintentional discharge and there is no injury or damage to
property, the ________shall forward correspondence to the officer’s division commander outlining
the circumstances of the unintentional discharge.
supervisor
Except as otherwise noted in this General Order, whenever an officer discharges a CED, that
officer shall notify the ______, who shall dispatch a supervisor.
dispatcher
When notified of a CED discharge, the dispatcher shall send the officer’s supervisor to the scene.
If that supervisor is not available (e.g., off duty or on another call), the dispatcher shall send
another supervisor from the officer’s division to the scene. Should no supervisors from the
officer’s division be available to respond, the dispatcher shall send a supervisor from the ____________responsible for the location where the incident occurred.
patrol division
The ________________ shall be contacted if the suspect has been darted in a
sensitive area or has sustained secondary injuries, or if otherwise needed. If the incident involves
serious bodily injury or death, the scene supervisor shall contact the Command Center.
Houston Fire Department
The scene supervisor shall conduct an inquiry of the CED incident and gather sufficient
information to perform the following tasks in addition to the procedures outlined in General Order
600-20, Response to Resistance Reporting.
a. Notify the owner of any animal that was darted or drive stunned.
b. Obtain the CED download data before going off duty.
c. Issue new air cartridges.
d. Ensure each officer involved wrote any required incident or supplement report before going
off duty and that the report contains sufficient details justifying the CED discharge.
e. Ensure data from body worn cameras involving CED cases are downloaded before going off
duty.
f. Upon completion, forward copies of the CEO Incident Checklist, Significant Event Report,
CED download data, email confirmation, and the incident and supplement reports to the
division commander.
The supervisor’s supplement report shall be written using the CED supplement template and
shall include all of the following:
g. Name and employee number of the officers discharging a CED.
h. Description of location of dart strikes or drive stun.
i. Name and affiliation of the person who removed the darts.
j. Medical condition of the suspect and where and by whom the suspect was transported.
k. Make, model, and serial number of the CED and the serial number of the air cartridges used.
I. CED download data, including the date, time, number of activations, and duration of the CEO
cycles. A CED download shall be done for each CED device that was discharged during the
incident. The date range of the download shall be sufficient to capture the time period from
the beginning of the officer’s shift until the discharge.
The narrative of the supervisor’s supplement shall include:
m. Date and time the supervisor arrived at the scene.
n. Officer, witness, suspect, or reportee statements that are not already included in the incident
or supplement reports.
o. A brief statement reiterating the officer’s justification to activate the CED.
p. A brief statement that the supervisor reviewed the incident report and it contains all of the
required facts in accordance with this General Order.
If officers are outside the city limits of Houston and discharge their CED, then officers shall
immediately contact the law enforcement agency having ___________, appropriate medical
personnel, and the HPD Command Center if applicable.
jurisdiction
Before booking a prisoner who has been darted, officers shall notify the jail personnel and jail
___________that the suspect has been darted or drive stunned by a CED.
HPD sergeant
Uniformed officers working extra employment shall conduct a five-second spark test at the
beginning of their extra employment. The test shall be conducted out of public view and shall be
documented separately. This documentation should be kept for a minimum of ___calendar days.
90
When the CED is tested for reliability concerns, a ________shall be present and the circumstances regarding the test shall be documented separately, preferably on the roll call sheet.
supervisor
