Police Uniforms and Equipment/ Storage and Use of Police Firearms Flashcards
POLICE UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
Providing uniform and equipment
- The municipality shall provide all articles of uniform and equipment necessary for the performance of duty but, if a uniform or equipment is damaged or lost through the fault of a member of a police force, the member shall bear the cost of replacement. O. Reg. 268/10, s. 7.
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POLICE UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
Municipal police force
- A municipal police force shall consist of a chief of police employed by the police force and such other police officers employed by the police force and other employees of the police force as are adequate, and shall be provided with adequate equipment and facilities. 2009, c. 30, s. 46.
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POLICE UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
Conditions of suspension
(5) While suspended, the chief of police, deputy chief of police or other police officer shall not exercise any of the powers vested in him or her as a chief of police, deputy chief of police or police officer, or wear or use clothing or equipment that was issued to him or her in that capacity. 2007, c. 5, s. 10.
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FIREARMS
The Commissioner or a chief of police, or any other police officer designated for the purpose by the Commissioner or chief of police, may authorize a member of a police force under his or her control or administration to carry, for a special purpose, a firearm, except a revolver, of a type other than that permitted by section 3. O. Reg. 283/08, s. 2.
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A member of a police force shall not draw a handgun, point a firearm at a person or discharge a firearm unless he or she believes, on reasonable grounds, that to do so is necessary to protect against loss of life or serious bodily harm. O. Reg. 283/08, s. 3.
Sections 3 to 9 do not apply to a member of a police force when engaged in a training exercise, target practice or ordinary weapon maintenance in accordance with the rules of the police force. O. Reg. 552/92, s. 5.
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Despite section 9, a member of a police force may discharge a handgun or other firearm,
(a) to call for assistance in a critical situation, if there is no reasonable alternative; or
(b) to destroy an animal that is potentially dangerous or is so badly injured that humanity dictates that its suffering be ended. O. Reg. 552/92, s. 6.
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Unless otherwise directed by the board, the chief of police or a superior officer, a member of an Ontario police force as defined in the Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 who is accompanying and supervising an auxiliary member of the police force may issue to the auxiliary member a firearm, except a revolver, if he or she believes, on reasonable grounds, that they are entering into a situation in which it is necessary that the auxiliary member be armed to protect against loss of life or serious bodily harm. O. Reg. 43/94, s. 4; O. Reg. 264/10, s. 3.
(2) Sections 4 to 10, 12 and 13 and 14.2 to 14.5 apply to an auxiliary member to whom a firearm is issued under subsection (1). O. Reg. 552/92, s. 7.
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If a member of a police force, other than the Commissioner or chief of police, unintentionally or intentionally, except on a target range or in the course of ordinary weapon maintenance, discharges his or her firearm,
(a) the Commissioner or chief of police, as the case may be, shall immediately cause an investigation to be made into the circumstances, if the individual is a member of an Ontario police force as defined in the Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009; or
(b) the appointing official or local commander who appointed the member under the Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009, as the case may be, shall, if the member is a police officer appointed under that Act, immediately cause an investigation to be made into the circumstances and a report on it to be submitted to the extra-provincial commander of the officer. O. Reg. 264/10, s. 4.
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Other Weapons
- (1) A member of a police force shall not use a weapon other than a firearm on another person unless,
(a) that type of weapon has been approved for use by the Solicitor General;
(b) the weapon conforms to technical standards established by the Solicitor General; and
(c) the weapon is used in accordance with standards established by the Solicitor General. O. Reg. 552/92, s. 9.
(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to the use of a weapon on another member of the police force in the course of a training exercise in accordance with the rules of the police force. O. Reg. 552/92, s. 9.
(3) Spent: R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 926, s. 14 (3). See: O. Reg. 552/92, s. 9. - 1 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a member of a police force shall not use any gas, chemical or aerosol weapon. O. Reg. 552/92, s. 9.
(2) Subject to section 14,
(a) the use of the substance commonly known as tear gas is permitted if it is not applied intentionally in concentrated form directly to the person; and
(b) the use of an aerosol weapon is permitted if the active ingredient is not a gas or chemical.
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FIREARMS
A member of a police force shall not use force on another person unless the member has successfully completed a training course on the use of force. O. Reg. 552/92, s. 9.
(2) A member of a police force shall not carry a firearm unless, during the twelve previous months, the member has successfully completed a training course on the use of firearms. O. Reg. 552/92, s. 9.
(3) Despite subsection (2), a member of an Ontario police force as defined in the Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 who has not successfully completed a training course on the use of firearms during the twelve previous months and who has been granted additional time to take the training course under subsection 14.3 (2) may carry a firearm for the period of additional time granted. O. Reg. 459/09, s. 1; O. Reg. 264/10, s. 6 (2).
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If it was not reasonably possible for a member of the police force to take a training course on the use of force or on the use of firearms within the time required by subsection (1), the chief of police may grant the member additional time, not to exceed 60 days, to take the course. O. Reg. 459/09, s. 2; O. Reg. 264/10, s. 7 (2).
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POLICE UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
A member of a police force shall not use an acoustic hailing device, unless,
(a) the device is used only for the purpose of communicating;
For greater certainty, an acoustic hailing device that is used only to communicate is not a weapon for the purposes of this Regulation. O. Reg. 36/13, s. 1.
(4) For greater certainty and for the purposes of clause (1) (a), the use of an alarm or alert tone on an acoustic hailing device to get the attention of members of the public is communicating. O. Reg. 36/13, s. 1.
(5) In this section,
“acoustic hailing device” means a device that was designed for communicating voice messages or other sounds over long distances and that is capable of emitting, or was designed to emit, sounds that are 135 decibels or greater when measured at a distance of one metre from the device, but does not include a siren that was designed to be mounted on a vehicle; (“dispositif à ondes acoustiques”)
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A police officer appointed under the Interprovincial Policing Act, 2009 shall not carry a handgun unless it meets the technical specifications set out in the Table to this section or except if the appointing official or local commander who appointed the officer under that Act has authorized the officer to carry a different kind of firearm, other than a revolver. O. Reg. 264/10, s. 2 (1).
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A member of a police force shall not alter or modify the handgun issued to him or her under subsection (1). O. Reg. 283/08, s. 2; O. Reg. 264/10, s. 2 (2).
(3) The ammunition issued for a handgun described in subsection (1),
(a) must be factory loaded;
(b) must be of a jacketed hollow point configuration;
(c) must be in magazines unmodified as supplied by the handgun manufacturer;
(d) must have a muzzle velocity of not less than 950 feet per second when fired from a four-inch barrel;
(e) must have a penetration of not less than 12 inches and no more than 18 inches in 10 per cent gelatin when fired from a four-inch barrel at a distance of three metres; and
(f) must meet either of the following calibre and weight specifications:
1.
calibre:
9 × 19 mm
weight: 115 to 147 grains 2. calibre: .40 S & W
weight:
155 to 180 grains
O. Reg. 283/08, s. 2.
(4) Every member of a police force who is issued a handgun described in subsection (1) shall be issued a minimum of three full magazines, one of which must be loaded in the handgun while the member is on duty. O. Reg. 283/08, s. 2.
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POLICE UNIFORMS AND EQUIPMENT
No member of a police force shall use a subcompact motor vehicle for the purpose of general police patrol. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 926, s. 15.
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