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Newport News Police Department - Operational Manual
OPS-115 –POLICE EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION
Amends/Supersedes: OPS-115 (05/08/2019) Date of Issue: 11/06/2020
I. DISPLAY OF IDENTIFICATION CARD
All personnel are required to carry their issued photo identification cards while on-duty, or while
working in an off-duty capacity in Department uniform. Personnel will display their identification
in accordance with State law and upon request of any person requesting to view it. Officers working
a plain-clothed assignment where identification presentation would compromise their position are
not required to present their identification. [22.2.8]
II. POLICE IDENTIFICATION - CALLS FOR SERVICE [43.1.5]
A. Dispatched Calls for Service
1. All Responding Officers
a. Upon responding to an active call for service, all officers shall contact
Communications and advise they have arrived on scene.
b. When practical, an arriving officer shall report to the on-scene supervisor for
assignment of specific duties or responsibilities while on scene (e.g. perimeter
security, interviewing witnesses, etc.)
2. Officers in Plainclothes (i.e. Officers Not in Uniform)
a. Plain-clothed officers will not enter or approach an active scene until they put on
an agency-issued mesh vest, police banner/sash, marked raid vest/jacket, or other
issued garment that clearly identifies them as a police officer.
b. All plain-clothed officers must prominently display their badge of authority while
on active calls for service.
B. Self-Initiated Calls for Service
1. All Self-Initiated Calls
a. Upon initiating a call for service, all officers shall contact the Communications
Division to advise they are on scene.
2. Officers in Plainclothes
a. Prior to initiating a call for service, if practical, officers in plainclothes shall don an
agency-issued mesh vest, police banner/sash, marked raid vest/jacket or other garment
that clearly identifies them as a police officer.
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