Policies & Procedures

The East Lansing Police Department's departmental policies and procedures have been posted online in an effort to increase transparency with the East Lansing community. Certain policies include sections that have been redacted. The sections that have been redacted contain operational guidelines that could negatively impact public safety and/or officer safety should they be published for public consumption. 
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Redacted Policies*

  1. Active Violence Incidents (PDF)
  2. Arrest Procedures - Interim Bond (PDF)
  3. Bomb Threat (PDF)
  4. Centurion Security System (PDF)
  5. Civil Disorders (PDF)
  6. Deadly Force Encounters (PDF)
  7. Domestic Violence (PDF)
  8. Eyewitness Identification (PDF)
  9. Ingham Regional Special Response Team (PDF)
  10. K9 Program (PDF)
  11. LEIN (PDF)
  12. Lock-Up Facility (PDF)
  13. Mentally Ill (PDF)
  14. Mobile Data Computer Use (PDF)
  15. Operation of Department Vehicles (PDF)
  16. Parolee Notification (PDF)
  17. Use of Force (PDF)
*Portions of some of these policies have been redacted. Redacted items are operational in nature. The release of these redacted items would negatively impact public and/or officer safety.