§ 18-184. Uniforms and equipment; regulations.

(a)

Sworn police officers are required at all times to be neat, clean, and well-groomed. Uniform and civilian clothes shall be clean and pressed at all times. Shoes, leather equipment, and brass shall be regularly polished, and sidearms shall be clean and serviceable at all times.

(b)

No member of the Police Department shall allow another member of the Department or any other person to use his badge or any other of his means of personal identification.

(c)

Members, when on duty, shall appear in the prescribed uniform or appropriate authorized civilian attire at all times.

(d)

Members, when attending court or any function where they will represent the Department, shall appear in full uniform or business civilian attire.

(e)

Any member of the Police Department under suspension, as necessary, shall turn in all County property and equipment before leaving the station to which he is assigned.

(f)

Uniformed members of the Police Department shall be held responsible for the uniform, motor vehicle, or other equipment issued to them; and, where it is established that this equipment is lost or damaged through the officer's negligence, the officer concerned shall be obligated to replace it at his own expense.

(g)

Any member of the Police Department losing his badge or other equipment issued to him shall report the facts at once, in writing, to the Chief of Police through official channels.

(h)

No decoration or insignia shall be worn by any member of the Police Department on the County police uniform unless authorized by the Chief of Police, who will designate where, when, and in what manner the insignia or decoration shall be worn.

(Gen. Res. No. 71-1951, Sec. 2; CB-11-1997)