Orders of the chief of police shall be titled general orders, special orders, and emergency orders. They may issue other orders, written or oral, which are lawful and do not fall within the definitions herein stated.
Orders issued by the division deputy chief, section or unit heads shall be titled division orders, section orders and unit orders.
A division deputy chief, section or unit head may issue a directive on their command level as long as it does not conflict with department directives. Ordinarily, when more than one division is affected, directives should be issued by the chief of police.
Revised May 30, 2019