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Pleasanton Police Department Pleasanton PD Policy Manual Conducted Energy Device (a) Provide the individual with a reasonable opportunity to voluntarily comply. (b) Provide other officers and individuals with a warning that the CED may be deployed. If, after a verbal warning, an individual is unwilling to voluntarily comply with an officer's lawful orders and it appears both reasonable and feasible under the circumstances, the officer may, but is not required to, display the electrical arc (provided that a cartridge has not been loaded into the device), or the laser in a further attempt to gain compliance prior to the application of the CED. The aiming laser should never be intentionally directed into the eyes of another as it may permanently impair his/her vision. The fact that a verbal or other warning was given or the reasons it was not given shall be documented by the officer deploying the CED in the related report. 309.5 USE OF THE CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICE The CED has limitations and restrictions requiring consideration before its use. The CED should only be used when its operator can safely approach the subject within the operational range of the device. Although the CED is generally effective in controlling most individuals, officers should be aware that the device may not achieve the intended results and be prepared with other options. 309.5.1 APPLICATION OF THE CONDUCTED ENERGY DEVICE The CED may be used in any of the following circumstances, when the circumstances perceived by the officer at the time indicate that such application is reasonably necessary to control a person: (a) The subject is violent or is physically resisting. (b) The subject has demonstrated, by words or action, an intention to be violent or to physically resist, and reasonably appears to present the potential to harm officers, him/herself or others. Mere flight from a pursuing officer, without other known circumstances or factors, is not good cause for the use of the CED to apprehend an individual. 309.5.2 SPECIAL DEPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS The use of the CED on certain individuals should generally be avoided unless the totality of the circumstances indicates that other available options reasonably appear ineffective or would present a greater danger to the officer, the subject or others, and the officer reasonably believes that the need to control the individual outweighs the risk of using the device. This includes: (a) Individuals who are known to be pregnant. (b) Elderly individuals or obvious juveniles. (c) Individuals with obviously low body mass. (d) Individuals who are handcuffed or otherwise restrained. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2020/06/17, All Rights Reserved. Conducted Energy Device - 92 Published with permission by Pleasanton Police Department