The Chief of Police or designee may authorize certain assignments to operate in a non-uniformed capacity. The appropriate class of non-uniformed attire will depend upon both the officer’s current assignment and the officer’s current duties/details related to that assignment. 

The Deputy Chief of Operations is responsible for compliance with the city ordinance and union contract with regard to purchasing of uniforms. Therefore, any requests for changes to the uniform or unit-specific uniform/attire must be routed through the Office of the Deputy Chief of Operations. No change may be implemented prior to approval by the Chief or his/her designee. The appropriate policy and Uniform Guide must be updated to reflect the change prior the wearing of the new attire.

Non-Uniformed Classes:

Business Professional:

  • Business professional attire includes, but is not limited to suits, sport coats, dress pants, dress skirts, collared dress shirts and dress shoes.

  • Any deviation from the above may be temporarily authorized by the Assistant Chief.

    “Raid” Gear:

    Designated SPPD raid shirt and/or jacket:

  • Navy blue

  • Gold, screen-printed or embroidered badge

  • Gold, screen-printed “St. Paul Police” on front

  • Gold, screen-printed “St. Paul Police” on back

  • Department patches on both shoulders

  • BDU-style pants, navy blue

  • Black boots

  • Bullet-resistant body armor

  • Body Worn Camera (BWC)

    To maintain uniformity in the appearance of raid gear, all items must be purchased from the approved uniform vendor as identified by the Office of the Deputy Chief of Operations.

    Temporary Tactical:

  • Temporary tactical attire is to be used in operations such as the execution of a search warrant or arrest of a suspect.

  • Officers operating in Temporary Tactical attire will add a raid shirt and/or raid jacket to their present attire. The raid shirt and/or jacket must adhere to the “Raid” Gear regulations listed above.

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    Non-Uniformed Task Dependent:

    Certain non-uniformed assignments require officers to operate in a variety of classes, dependent upon their present task or assignment. The appropriate class may change from day-to-day and includes:

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    • “Raid” gear

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      Commanders may authorize any non-uniformed officer to temporarily wear the class D uniform for details that may be especially dirty or labor intensive.

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    Revised August 24, 2018

Last Edited: June 10, 2019