Although not all-inclusive, what four incidents in policy meet the criteria of a Threshold
Incident?
(1) Any incident in which a member of the Department is seriously injured or killed
during the performance of their duties.
(2) Any incident involving departmental personnel which results in serious injury,
hospitalization, or death to a member of the public.
(3) When a member of the Department intentionally or by accident discharges a
firearm at a person, whether on or off-duty, and whether or not an individual is
struck.
(4) Any sensitive or complex internal investigation when the liability appears to be
that of the Department. HPM 100.86 1-7
Threshold Incidents. What kind of notification must be made for threshold incidents? The
completed CHP 268 shall be transmitted by Area to the appropriate Division within
_____________ days of the date of the incident.
requires immediate notification to the Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert
Center (ENTAC) / seven calendar HPM 100.86, 2-3
List examples of Nonthreshold PCL Incident:
1) Any incident involving a patrol vehicle collision which results in an “other visible”
and/or “complaint-of-pain” injury to a party or parties, other than a member of the
Department.
2) Any incident involving the use of force by a member of the Department which
results in an other visible and/or complaint-of-pain injury to a suspect or bystander.
3) Any incident involving an other visible and/or complaint-of-pain injury from the
use of handcuffs. (indentations and/or redness only do not require a CHP 268).
4) When high-risk or felony stop procedures are used and the suspect(s) is/are later
found to be an innocent party.
5) An incident where a civilian slips and falls in the front lobby of an Area office and
sustains an injury.
6) When an innocent party’s vehicle runs over a spike strip.
7) Any incident when there is damage caused by the push-bumper removal of a
vehicle or equipment from the roadway.
NOTE: The foregoing examples of Nonthreshold PCL Incidents are not all-inclusive.
Accordingly, sound professional judgment will dictate the need for documentation of
employee actions during incidents which could cause civil liability for the Department.
When any doubt exists as to the necessity for a report, a CHP 268 should be
completed. HPM 100.86 1-9
Nonthreshold PCL Incident. A nonthreshold PCL requires the transmission of a completed
CHP 268 by Area to the appropriate Division within ______________ days of the date of the
incident.
seven calendar HPM 100.86, 2-3
In those instances when a CHP 268 cannot be completed in the aforementioned time
frame, a preliminary report shall be created.
What is a CHP 275, when shall it be completed, and in what time frame?
275 is a Use of Force Form/ It shall be completed for any incident in which a peace
officer utilizes force to overcome physical resistance from an uncooperative
civilian/ Shall be transmitted to Division within seven calendar days of the date of
incident. HPM 100.86, 3-4
The mere display or threatened or attempted UOF option does not constitute a UOF
incident for reporting purposes (e.g., the display of an ECD or baton to de-escalate a
situation; the display of firearms during high- risk or felony stop procedures).
The discharge of a firearm by a departmental peace officer _________ be reported utilizing the
CHP 275, whether or not the subject was struck.
Shall HPM 100.86 3-4
All UOF incidents which result in injury to a civilian shall be documented on a ____________.
CHP 275 AND a CHP 268 / HPM 100.86 3-4
Complaint of pain and/or visible injury shall be considered an injury for reporting purposes. This would NOT include ECD deployments where the only injury is probe and puncture marks or incidents where mere redness or indentations are the only injury associated with the proper application of handcuffs.
All materials/documents marked Preserved for Threshold Incidents shall be retained
on a _______ litigation hold. Nonthreshold PCL Incidents shall be retained on a ________
litigation hold.
10 year / 5 year HPM 100.86, 2-5
(In custody death) For the BCIA 713 reporting purpose, custody is defined as any point in
time when a person’s freedom of movement has been denied by law enforcement. This
would include the following:
(1) During the process of arrest (e.g., issuance of a citation, high-risk and/or felony
enforcement stops, lawful detention).
(2) Death of a person while attempting to elude police (does not include the death of
an uninvolved third party out of a pursuit).
(3) In-custody arrest being transported to or from law enforcement facilities. HPM
100.86 4-3
All in-custody/arrest-related deaths shall be reported to the Office of Risk Management
(ORM) within _______________ from the date of incident and to the Attorney General within
_________________ .
seven calendar days / ten calendar days HPM 100.86 / 4-3
Which reports are required for any incident involving a state vehicle being driven by a state
driver which results in injury or property damage, whether on or off highway? What are
the time frames?
CHP 208- to Division within seven calendar days.
STD. 270- to Division within seven calendar days and DGS/ ORIM within 48 hours.
CHP 555- same as CHP 208 or when completed. HPM 100.86 5-6
CHP 442- updated within three days HPM 10.7 5-5
CHP 121 (if injury to officer) signed by employee within 24 hours, commander within 3 days
What incidents shall be recorded on a CHP 442?
Whenever an employee is involved in a collision or suffers an injury requiring the
submission of a CHP 121 HPM 100.86 5-7
When an individual claims to have suffered a loss of $1,000 or less, they shall be provided a
______________. A field supervisor ___________ carry this form with them in order to expedite
the claim process.
CHP 287 / should HPM 100.86 6-4
What form shall be completed as soon as possible in response to the submission of a CHP
287?
CHP 268
When should a 287 claim be expedited?
a. A spike strip is deployed causing tire damage to an unintended vehicle.
b.A departmental employee loses or damages personal property of an individual
(e.g., losing a driver license during an enforcement contact, breaking an individual’s
watch during handcuffing, losing personal property departmental employees had a
duty to care for). HPM 100.86, 6-7
Pursuit reports shall be completed and routed to the respective Division within __________
days from the date of the pursuit.
seven calendar HPM 100.86 7-3
If an officer is involved in a pursuit outside the geographical boundaries of their home
command, who is responsible for creating the report for the pursuit?
the involved officers’ home command HPM 100.86, 7-4
Commands shall only document minutes and mileage relating to their unit’s involvement in
a pursuit when:
The pursuit is within the geographical boundaries of the command AND the
command has at least one unit in the pursuit, regardless of position. HPM 100.86, 7-
6 Example: If a South Sacramento Area unit pursues a suspect into the
North Sacramento Area and a North Sacramento Area unit joins the
pursuit, South Sacramento Area will discontinue accounting for minutes
and mileage at that time. The North Sacramento Area will begin
accounting for the minutes and mileage from the time they join the pursuit.
If involved in a multi-Agency pursuit, the CHP Area supervisor _______ remind the
allied agency representative of their responsibility to submit a ___________.
Shall / CHP187A HPM 100.86, 7-7
Special Relationships. A Peace Officer owes a duty of care to the public when the officer:
(1) Places a person in peril;
(2) Affects or increases the risk of harm to a person by specific conduct; or
(3) Creates a special relationship by making an expressed or implied promise to
undertake specific conduct on behalf of an individual and that individual
detrimentally relies on that promise. HPM 100.86, 8-3
Early Intervention System (EIS). Upon request, employees __________ be given the
opportunity to view their Blue team EIS dashboard with a supervisor. Additionally,
supervisors _________ provide employees with a copy of their EIS dashboard printout to
review during the employee’s annual performance evaluation.
Shall / should HPM 100.86, 9-9
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22.814
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10.326
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10.430
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50.128
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70.626
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100.411
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10.1217
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Comprehensive 2349
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40.7119
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MOU34
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100.919
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9.219
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73.522
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10.512
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100.6716
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82.57
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100.708
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10.87
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70.131
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MM's3
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50.515
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110.15
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10.717
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100.8621
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100.6916
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82.613
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81.215
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100.6827
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10.611
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22.117
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5.19
-
70.818
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9.124
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10.236
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10.118
-
70.421
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Comprehensive 1350
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120.17
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10.1018
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GO's28
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11.123
