Item B: Eugene Police Department Taser Policy

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immediately thereafter. The number of Taser discharges against a person should not exceed three, or a total duration of 15 seconds. If officers have not achieved reasonable control of the person following three discharges of the Taser, when it appears that the Taser probes have effectively connected with the subject as intended and that the Taser is functioning property, other options should be employed. 309.4.4 REPORT OF USE All Taser discharges will be documented in the related arrest/crime report and on the Taser report form. Accidental discharges of a Taser cartridge will also be documented on the Taser report form. Any report documenting the discharge of a Taser cartridge will include the serial number(s) of the cartridge(s) used and an explanation of the circumstances surrounding the discharge. Specific details will be included articulating the rationale for Taser discharge when, during a given incident: A Taser is discharged more than once, or the Taser is discharged for a total length of time exceeding 15 seconds, during an incident; More than one Taser is discharged against an individual; or A Taser is discharged against an individual fitting one of the categories outlined in §309.4.2(a). The Taser report form will also be used to report the display of a Taser (as defined in §309.1.1) or a situation in which a verbal warning of potential Taser use was issued and compliance gained without an actual Taser discharge or display. In the case of a Taser discharge, the on-board Taser memory will be downloaded through the dataport by the supervisor, and saved with the related arrest/crime report. TM 309.4.5 TASER CAM TM The Taser can be equipped with a Taser Cam which is an audio-video recording device integrated into the power supply. The Taser Cam is activated any time the safety selector switch is in the up (“off”) position. The safety selector switch should normally remain in the down (“safe”) position unless the officer intends to discharge the device and the guidelines established in §309.3 and §309.4 are met. If the officer reasonably believes that audio and/or video recording from the Taser Cam™ would be helpful to document the situation before the safety would normally be taken off, the officer may activate the Taser Cam™. In this circumstance, the officer should balance the value of the audio/video record against the reduced safety of having the Taser safety in the “off” position. Any time the Taser Cam™ has been activated, the video and audio data should be downloaded in accordance with current department evidence procedures and referenced in any related report(s). Taser Cam data will be handled and retained in the same way as in-car video data, except for those provisions which by their nature cannot apply (refer to General Order 301.4). 309.4.6 SUPERVISOR RESPONSE Whenever feasible, a sworn supervisor will respond to all incident scenes where a Taser is Police Commission Recommendations – Taser Guidelines, Redlined Draft April 8, 2010 Page 5