Policies & Procedures

The East Lansing Police Department's policies and procedures have been posted online in an effort to increase transparency with the East Lansing community. 

Policies & Procedures

  1. Abandoned and Impounded Vehicles-Parking Warrants 13-20 (PDF)
  2. Accident Investigation 14-20 (PDF)
  3. Accreditation Manager 100-24 (PDF)
  4. Active Violence Incidents 56-20 (PDF)
  5. Annual In-Service Retraining and Hazmat Training 100-21 (PDF)
  6. Arrest Procedures Interim Bond 2-20 (PDF)
  7. Authority Outside Jurisdiction 16-16 (PDF)
  8. Awards 17-20 (PDF)
  9. Bicycle Officer Program 18-14 (PDF)
  10. Bomb Threat 19-20 (PDF)
  11. Civil Disorders 3-20 (PDF)
  12. Code of Conduct 100-6 (PDF)
  13. Complaint Intake and Management 100-3 (PDF)
  14. Deadly Force Encounters 44-20 (PDF)
  15. Department Clothing and Uniforms 21-21 (PDF)
  16. Department Staffing Levels 22-20 (PDF)
  17. Department-Owned and Personal Property 100-10 (PDF)
  18. Direction and Control of Traffic 300-28 (PDF)
  19. Domestic Violence 6-16 (PDF)
  20. Early Warning System 200-7 (PDF)
  21. Employee Assistance Program 200-1 (PDF)
  22. Enforcement Options 300-26 (PDF)
  23. Eyewitness Identification 400-2 (PDF)
  24. Fair and Impartial Policing 100-8 (PDF)
  25. Field Training Program 100-18 (PDF)
  26. Foot Pursuits 300-24 (PDF)
  27. Forfeiture Seizure Processing 52-20 (PDF)
  28. Homeland Security and Critical Incidents 300-29 (PDF)
  29. Honor Guard 45-20 (PDF)
  30. Ingham Regional Special Response Team 11-20 (PDF)
  31. Interacting with the Mentally Ill 300-21 (PDF)
  32. Interview & Interrogation 300-6 (PDF)
  33. Juvenile Matters 400-11 (PDF)
  34. K9 Program 20-20 (PDF)
  35. Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN)/Technology 48-20 (PDF)
  36. Maintenance of Communications System 300-12 (PDF)
  37. Media Relations Officer Involved Critical Incident Information Sharing 100-12 (PDF)
  38. Medical Aid and Response 300-16 (PDF)
  39. Mentally Ill 26-20 (PDF)
  40. Missing Persons 400-15 (PDF)
  41. Mobile Video Recorder 300-22 (PDF)
  42. Naloxone Administration 53-17 (PDF)
  43. Oath and Swearing (PDF)
  44. Organization 100-7 (PDF)
  45. Overtime Sworn and Civilian 32-20 (PDF)
  46. Parolee Notification 42-20 (PDF)
  47. Personnel Qualifications and Availability 400-3 (PDF)
  48. Preservation of Recordings 300-15 (PDF)
  49. Prisoner Transport 500-1 (PDF)
  50. Processing and Holding Prisoners 500-3 (PDF)
  51. Property and Evidence Management 34-20 (PDF)
  52. Remedial Training 100-20 (PDF)
  53. Report Writing 35-20 (PDF)
  54. Responding to Calls for Service and Occupant Seat Belt and Safety Restraints 300-18 (PDF)
  55. Response to Resistance 12-20 (PDF)
  56. Ride-Along Program 36-20 (PDF)
  57. Roadblocks and Forcible Blocking 300-20 (PDF)
  58. Safe Delivery of Newborn Infants 400-18 (PDF)
  59. Secondary Employment 200-3 (PDF)
  60. Selection of Department Personnel 200-12 (PDF)
  61. Sexual Harassment 10-20 (PDF)
  62. Social Networking - Social Media 47-13 (PDF)
  63. Special Assignments 200-10 (PDF)
  64. Special Investigations and Operations 400-12 (PDF)
  65. Surveillance Technology Acquisition and Use 55-17 (PDF)
  66. Training 39-20 (PDF)
  67. Training of Newly Promoted Personnel 100-19 (PDF)
  68. Use of Body Armor 100-11 (PDF)
  69. Vacation Request Guidelines 40-20 (PDF)
  70. Vehicle Pursuits 300-19 (PDF)
  71. Written Directive System 100-1 (PDF)