The execution of criminal-process documents will be conducted by Department personnel only within the jurisdiction of the Department and within any time limitations set forth by a process or relevant statute. Upon the execution of an arrest warrant, officers shall transport the person to a judicial official without unnecessary delay. D. Pursuant to an arrest, officers may search the arrested person and the immediate area of the arrest. Further search of areas or property must be conducted with permission of persons in control or by means of a search warrant. E. Immunity guaranteed by federal law must be considered in any arrest situation.
Supervisory personnel are to be notified in such circumstances.
F. Criminal process execution in locations outside this Department s jurisdiction must be conducted in accordance with requirements of state law and the governing agencies involved. When necessary to arrest persons outside this Department s jurisdiction, officers of the agency having jurisdiction are to be utilized for the actual execution of the criminal process. This Department will be responsible for the service of the following Civil Process. A. Involuntary Commitment Process 1. Officers assigned to serve involuntary commitment process will exercise all safety precautions necessary to affect the service of the document and to protect themselves or other parties from injury, while remaining cognizant of the fact that the individual named in the process is not being taken into custody for a criminal violation.