MEMORANDUM

Tue City of
OKLAHOMA CITY
Police Department

CHIEFtS DIRECTIVE 14-1

TO: All Department Personnel

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DATE: February 27, 2014

SUBJECT: Operation of Police Department Vehicles Equipped with Mobile Data Computers
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and/or Radios by Department Personnel, Whether On or Off-Duty

Vehicles equipped with Mobile Data Computers (MDCs) are visible to the Automated Vehicle
Locater (A°vL) anytime the MDC is properly logged on. AVL provides a visual representation
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of vehicles logged into CAD, which includes their current location and direction of travel. AVL
has significant value for department personnel 1111d dispatchers in making assignments,
particularly in rapid and multi-unit response situations, pursuits, crimes in progress, etc. AVL
also provides for quick identification and response to personnel in need of immediate assistance.
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All personnel, whether on or off-duty, operating vehicles with Mobile Data Computers will log
on to the CAD system prior to operating the vehicle. Personnel will remain logged on as long as
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they are operating the department vehicle.

Personnel will not operate vehicles with the AVL system disabled. Intentionally disabling or
tampering with any component of the MDC or AVL system is prohibited.
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When operating a departmental vehicle equipped with a mobile radio, the radio will be turned on
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., and adjusted to the division in which the vehicle is located. The vehicle operator will be
attentive to radio traffic and keep the radio on the appropriate division channel if the vehicle is
driven through different divisions.
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