315 Transporting Prisoners (Issued 05-15-2008)FRIDLEY POLICE DATE OF ISSUE NUMBER:
GENERAL ORDER May 15, 2008 315
SUBJECT: REVISION DATE SECTION:
Transporting Prisoners May 15, 2008 Yellow
I. PURPOSE
To provide instruction and policy when transporting persons who have been
placed under arrest by a police officer.
II. POLICY
Safety to the officer and prisoner should be the priority during transport to any
location. This general order should be used in consideration with the Detention
Procedures General Order. The back seat of a squad car should not be considered
a secure holding area so prisoners should be under observation at all times.
III. REFERENCES
Minnesota Statutes § 629.40 Arrest Powers
Minnesota Statutes § 260.165 Taking Child Into Custody
Minnesota Statutes § 169.685 Seat Belt & Passenger Restraint Systems For
Children
Minnesota Statutes § 167.686 Seat Belt Use Required
IV. PROCEDURE
A. Prisoners will be searched prior to transport.
B. Prisoners should be handcuffed. (Anoka County Jail policy requires that
prisoners be handcuffed prior to entering their facility). The handcuffs
should be double locked, checked for tightness (finger tight) and noted in
the report.
C. The rear seats should be used along with the protective screen in the up
position.
D. Only prisoners of the same sex should be transported together.
1. An exception to this would be under exigent circumstances under
the direction of the supervisor on duty.
E. Juveniles will be transported separately from adult prisoners. The
exception is allowed with permission from the supervisor on duty.
F. All prisoners must be seat belted unless there is physical inability to use
the seat belt or the prisoner refuses to be belted in. This exception should
be noted in the incident report.
G. When transporting a prisoner of the opposite sex, the starting and ending
mileage should be radioed into Central Communications.
H. When leaving the city with a prisoner the supervisor on duty will be
notified.