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Policy
SUBJECT:
POLICY NUMBER
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32
EFFECTIVE DATE
May 23, 2008
REFERENCE(S):
APPROVED BY:
CHIEF ROGER D.
POHLMAN
PURPOSE: To establish a consistent policy for determination of when vehicle lock -outs
will be done. To establish procedures to follow when the request does not
meet the criteria when vehicle lock -outs will be performed.
POLICY: It is the policy of the Red Wing Police Department that vehicle lock -outs will
be performed only in emergency situations.
1. DEFINITIONS
A. Vehicle Lock -out - a request by a vehicle owner or operator who has a legal
right to have the vehicle, to open a vehicle to retrieve keys which have been
locked inside.
B. Emergency Situation any situation that the officer on scene believes is an
emergency situation that dictates immediate entry into the vehicle. Examples
include, but are not limited to, persons or animals locked inside a vehicle
where immediate release is necessary.
2. PROCEDURES
A. Officers of the Red Wing Police Department will not perform vehicle lock -outs
unless there is an emergency situation present that requires the immediate
opening of the vehicle.
1. In such cases the requesting party will be required to complete and
sign a Lock -out Waiver Form which shall, in addition to advising them
of a waiver of possible damage, indicate the nature of the emergency
situation.
B. In cases where an officer is approached to perform a vehicle lock -out that
does not meet the criteria of an emergency situation, the officer will politely
inform the requesting party that the Red Wing Police Department does not
perform that service and will direct the requesting party to a suitable
telephone directory to find a listed locksmith/lock-out service.
1. Under no circumstances will an officer make any recommendation as
to any particular locksmith/lock-out service. The decision of which
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service to use shall be solely that of the requesting party.
2. Officers may assist the requesting party in locating a telephone and
telephone directory to locate a locksmith/lock-out service, to include
transportation to the nearest location that can provide telephone
services to the requesting party.
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