POLICIES & PROCEDURES
TULSA POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY MANUAL
The Tulsa Police Department aims to uphold the standards of its approved policies and procedures pertaining to matters of training, ethics, use of force and body-worn cameras.
USE OF FORCE
101E - Use of Electronic Control Devices
101E Att. - Use of Electronic Control Devices - Attachment
101F - Handcuffing and Custodial Transportation
101G - Carotid Restraint Control Hold
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POLICE VEHICLE OPERATIONS
102A - Vehicle Operations/Response Codes
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​RADIO COMMUNICATIONS
103A - Radio Communications/General Information
103B - Radio Communications/Assignment of Calls
103C - Radio Communications/Emergency Radio Traffic
103D - Radio Communications/Caution Indicator File
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INTERVIEW/IDENTIFICATION
104A - Interviews and Interrogation
104B - Eyewitness Identification
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
105A - News Media/Release of Information
105B - Requests for Information
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WARRANTS/FORCIBLE ENTRY/SEARCHES
106B - Arrest Warrants/Forcible Entry
106D - Warrantless Forcible Entry
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PERSONAL SEARCHES
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STOLEN/RECOVERED VEHICLES
108A - Vehicles Reported Stolen
108B - Recovery of Stolen Vehicles
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BARRICADED SITUATIONS
109 - SOT Deployment/Armed and Barricaded Suspects
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TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT
110B - Fatality Traffic Collision
110C - Traffic Collision Response Restrictions
110D - Roadside Safety Checkpoints
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HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
111A - Hazardous Materials Incidents
111B - Storage/Handling of Hazardous Material in the Workplace
111C - Clandestine Laboratories
111D - Hazardous Materials-Radiological
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EVIDENCE & CUSTODIAL PROPERTY
112A - Recovered Evidence/Found Property
112B - Vehicle Abatement Orders
112C - Property Recovery from Pawn Shops
112E - Major Crime Scene Processing
112F - Major Crime Scenes/Sexual Assaults
112G - Impounding Vehicles, General
112J - Digital Recording Devices
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TECHNOLOGY
113A - Digital Evidence Management
113C - Automatic License Plate Recognition
113D - Interview Room Recordings
113E - Public Safety Technology and Information
113F - Mobile Identification Device
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CITATIONS
114A - Violation of Traffic Ordinances
114B - Violation of Criminal Ordinances
114D - Citation and Intake Processes
114E - Citation Accountability
114F - Petit Larceny from Retailer/Wholesaler
114G - Early Settlement Program
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HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS
115A - Death Investigation (Non-Traffic Related)
115B - Investigation of Police Actions Involving Death or Injury with Substantial Risk of Death
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PROCESSING OF EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED PERSONS
116A - Emotionally Disturbed/Non-Criminal
116A Att. - Emotionally Disturbed/Non-Criminal - Attachment
116B - Emotionally Disturbed/Criminal Charges
116C - Juveniles in Need of Mental Health Treatment
116C Att. - Juveniles in Need of Mental Health Treatment - Attachment
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K-9
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NCIC/TRACIS ENTRIES
118 - TRACIS Entry of Information – Gang Membership
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CITY VEHICLE COLLISIONS
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
120A Att. - Domestic Violence/Protective Orders - Attachment
120C - Native American Domestic Violence
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APPREHENSION OF JUVENILES
121A - Juvenile Escapee from Institutional Placement
121B - Juvenile Arrest and Detention
121B Att. - Juvenile Arrest and Detention Attachment
121E - Transporting Juveniles from JBDC
121F - Emergency Placement of Children in Protective Custody
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MISSCELLANEOUS 100 SERIES
122A - Missing Persons/Runaways
125 - Freedom of Access to Clinic/Places of Religious Worship
126 - Animal Control Emergency Call-Out
127A - Tulsa Police Reserve Officer Program
127B - Tulsa Police Reserve Emergency Call-Out
130 - Limited English Proficiency (LEP)
131 - Use of Interpreters When Communicating with Deaf 131 Att. - Use of Interpreters – Attachment
132 Att. Aircraft Crashes - Attachment
136A - Performance of Duty – Nondiscrimination
136B - Prohibition Against Bias-based Policing
136C - Prohibition Against Retaliation
136E - Obligation to Provide Backing
137 - Tulsa Police and Fire Chaplaincy Corps Page 4 of 6
138 - Handling of Foreign Nationals
140 Att. - Incident Command System-Attachment
141 - Wagoner/Osage County Arrests and Prisoner Transports
141 Att. - Wagoner/Osage County Arrests - Attachment
142 - City of Tulsa Municipal Jail
142 Att. - City of Tulsa Municipal Jail-Attachment
144 - Small Unmanned Aircraft System
145 - Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE)
146 - Determination of Suitability to Interact with Participating Minors
EQUIPMENT SECTION
201A - Uniform and Equipment Specifications
201A Att. - Specialty Unit, Court, and Training Authorized Attire
201B - Uniform and Equipment Allowance
202A - Police Vehicles/Special Purpose Vehicles/Fleet Efficiency
203 - Inventory Management System
204 - Surrender of Departmental Equipment
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ADMINISTRATIVE SECTION
301A - Organization and Administration
301B - Directives, Departmental Roster, and Administrative Reports
301B Att. - Directives - Attachment
302B - Line of Duty Injury Reporting/Leave
302B Att. - Line of Duty Injury Reporting/Leave - Attachment
302C - Disabled/Limited Duty Personnel
302D - Exposure to Communicable Disease
302D Att. - Exposure to Communicable Disease-Attachment
303 - Travel/Expense Allowance
304A - Complaints Against Police Employees
304C - Employee Tracking and Assistance Program
304C Att. - Employee Tracking and Assistance Program-Attachment
305A - Overtime and Processing Subpoenas
308 - Staff Representation After Hours
309 - Training and Continuing Education
310B - Critical Injury/Death of a Police Officer
312 - Funerals and Formal Functions
314 - Partnerships in Policing
315 - Grant Application Process Page 5 of 6
316 Att. - Firearms Qualification-Attachment
318A - Use of Departmental Computer Systems
318B - Use of Departmental Computer Systems-CJIS
320 - Personal Grooming Standards
322 Att. - Cross-Deputization Attachment
323 - Domestic Violence/Possession of Firearms and Ammunition
324 - Social Media and Networking
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RULES AND REGULATIONS SECTION
#1-#32 - Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENTAL ORDERS
2003-01 - TPD Identification Badges
2003-03 - Reporting Late for Duty
2003-06 - Use of TPD Recreational Facilities
2003-08 - Physical Agility Testing
2003-09 - Second Language Incentive Proficiency Requirements
2005-03 - New or Revised Reports and Forms
2005-04 - Performance Evaluation Training
2005-05 - Police Report Submission
2006-06 - Arrest Procedures for Violation of Safe Zones by Sex Offenders
2007-01 - Second Language Re-Certification
2008-02 - Notifications for Seriously Injured or Ill Persons
2010-06 - Report Accountability
2012-01 - Pre-Termination Hearing Procedures
2014-01 - Administrative Rights for Departmental Computers
2014-02 - Management of Departmental Projects
2022-05 - Compensatory Time Usage
2023-01 - Technology Transition
2025-01 - Unit Name Change and Transfer Page 6 of 6 2025-02 - Domestic Violence Unit​