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Newport News Police Department - Administrative Manual
ADM-545 - ASSIGNED POLICE VEHICLE PROGRAM
Amends/Supersedes: ADM-545 (05/16/2019) Date of Issue: 03/13/2023
I. GENERAL
A. The Newport News Police Department has established a program where police vehicles are assigned
to individual employees with the purpose of:
1. Increasing the life of a vehicle and decreasing maintenance costs,
2. Increasing the operational readiness of off-duty personnel during critical incidents,
3. Improving the response process for personnel being called back to duty, and
4. Increasing police visibility with the presence of marked patrol vehicles throughout the City.
B. The Assigned Police Vehicle Program is in keeping with the department’s overall goal to provide
efficient and effective police service to the Newport News community.
II. DEFINITIONS
A. Marked Police Vehicle: Any city-owned vehicle belonging to the Newport News Police Department
with visible markings on the vehicle’s exterior, which would identify the vehicle as a police vehicle
(i.e., exterior light bar, police decals, etc.).
B. On-Duty: Assigned work hours in which the department is paying the employee.
C. Critical Position: This means an employee whose responsibilities require responding to serious
events when off duty, including those scheduled for call-back. These positions generally include
command staff, lieutenants, and investigators.
D. Resident: This means employees who reside within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of
Newport News.
E. Take-Home Vehicle: A police vehicle that is provided to a police employee to take home and utilize
to increase police visibility in the community as well as provide a timely response during
emergencies.
F. Assigned Vehicle: Vehicles assigned by the Chief of Police to a police employee.
III. POLICY
A. The Chief of Police may terminate the Assigned Police Vehicle Program in whole or part and
withdraw any vehicle from the program at any time. Such actions are a management decision
concerning using valuable city property and may not be grieved.
B. Police vehicles may only be utilized within Newport News City limits unless conducting an assigned
police duty outside its jurisdiction or traveling to and from their residence.
C. Employees ineligible to take their assigned vehicle home will park it at an NNPD facility. Those
who want to park their assigned vehicle at a location other than a police facility must be parked at a
city facility with permission from the facility’s manager (i.e., fire station, waterworks, etc.).
D. All NNPD policies and procedures shall remain in effect at all times while assigned police vehicles
are operated.
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