Addendum to LESO Program State Plan of Operation

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c) Must adopt and comply with record-keeping requirementsi for controlled property i) Upon LESO request, LEAs must provide a copy of the general policing standards and specificcontrolied property standards that were adopted, to includi any reiated pilicies/procedures. il) Record-Keeping Requirement- LEAs must retain comprehensive training recor-ds, either in the personnel file of the officer who was trained or by,tile 1g4s training division or equivalent entity, for a period ofat ieast three (3) years, and must provide a copy ofther" .."orir, opon LESO request. 7) TRAINING LEAs that request or have acquired controlled properry via the LESO program mrstestablish written policies/procedures for controlled property use; and ail perscinaet who are authorized to use the controlled properfy will be trained on these policies/procedures. LEAs must: a) Provide annual training on general policing standards to personnel who may use the controlledproperty. . b) Provide annual training on property standards to personnel who may use the controlled properfy. c) Provide controlled properly operational and technical traiing to personnel and ensure personnel areproficient priorto using controlled property : d) Provide scenario-based t"aining to personnel that combines constitutional and community policing principles with controlled property specific taining. LEA personnel authorizing or directingthe usE ofcontrolled property should have enhanced scenario-based iraining to examine, Jeliberate, and review. the circumstances in which controlled propefty should or should nol be used. 8) DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR *SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS' LEAs must coltecr andretain the information (described below) when any law enforcement activify involves a ..Significant Incident" which requires (or results in) the use of controlled property on the LEAs inventory. A "SignificantIncident" is defined as any law enforcement operation or actionthit involves: l) a violent Lncountff among civilians or between civilians and the police, 2) a use-of-force that causes death or serious bodily injury, 3j a demonstration or other public exercise of First Amendment rights, or 4) an event that draws, or could be reasonably expected to draw, alxge number of attendees or participants, such as those where advanced planning is needed. LEAs must a) Collect and retain documentation for controlled property used in a "significant Incident" for a minimum of three (3) years after the incident has occurred. The LEA must frovide documentation to LESO upon request. ' i) Documentation should also be made available to the community the LEA serves in accordancewith applicable policies/procedures with exemptions made concerning the disclosure of any sensitive information. . b) No new report or format is required for "significant Incident" reports so long as information is easily accessible and organized. The required information may already exist in a police report, operations plan, office,r daily log, incident report, after-action report or described in i use-of-force report. If required information (annotated below) is contained in a pre-existing reports, the LEA musi simply ensure that the report includes information that conkolled property was used. Required information is listed below: , i) Name and quantity of controlled property :rsed, including relevant details such as make/modeVserial number of controlled property used.. Page 7 of9 ,