Policies & Procedures
The Lower Providence Police Department issues General Orders from the Chief of Police, to all personnel for the purpose of announcing adoption or revision of policies, procedures and instructions which apply to all or certain units and employees within the police department. These General Orders are reviewed every three years to determine if they should be revised, updated, or eliminated. As our mission statement declares, the Lower Providence Township Police Department is a professional, progressive, community-oriented law enforcement organization committed to making Lower Providence Township a good place to live, work and play. With that said, our goal is to provide our officers with clear guidelines and policies for when they are dealing with complex situations.
Our full list of General Orders contains sensitive information that if posted could place officers and the general public at risk. As a result, those affected policies will only be listed, not be published.
- General Order 101 - General Orders
- General Order 101a - Oath of Office
- General Order 102 - Mission Statement/Authority
- General Order 103 - Police Officer Ethics
- General Order 104 - Rules of Conduct
- General Order 105 - Chain of Command
- General Order 106 - Duties and Responsibilities
- General Order 107 - Performance and Conduct
- General Order 107a - Performance Evaluation System
- General Order 108 - Complaint Review Policy
- General Order 109 - Corruption Prevention
- General Order 111 - Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace
- General Order 112 - Absences Due to Illness or Injury
- General Order 113 - Biased Based Policing
- General Order 114 - Township Issued Lockers
- General Order 115 - Accounting
- General Order 116 - Selection Standards and Hiring Criteria
- General Order 117 - Physical Fitness & Wellness Program
- General Order 118 - Annual Peer Support Counseling
- General Order 201 - Chain of Authority at a Police Incident
- General Order 202 - Major Crime Scenes / Chain of Command
- General Order 203 - Death Scene Investigation
- General Order 204 - Hate Crimes
- General Order 205 - Fire or Arson Investigation
- General Order 206 - Special Weapons and Tactics Activation
- General Order 207 - Fatal and Serious Motor Vehicle Accidents
- General Order 208 - Bomb Threats and Bomb Searches
- General Order 209 - Post Shooting Incident Procedures
- General Order 210 - Investigation of Officer-Involved Shooting
- General Order 211 - Line of Duty Deaths
- General Order 212 - Strikes and Labor Disputes
- General Order 213 - Honors Funeral Protocol
- General Order 214 - Critical Incident Management
- General Order 301 - Field Reporting & Management
- General Order 302 - Personal Appearance
- General Order 303 - Commendations / Longevity / Insignia
- General Order 303A - Law Enforcement Officer Of The Year Award
- General Order 304 - Clothing & Equipment
- General Order 305 - Body Armor
- General Order 306 - Pepper Aerosol Restraint Spray
- General Order 307 - Restricted Area & Unauthorized Use of Police Equipment
- General Order 309 - Use of Automatic External Defibrillators
- General Order 310 - Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) Procedures
- General Order 311 - Communications Facilities and Equipment
- General Order 312 - Mobile Fingerprint Identification Device
- General Order 402 - Rank / O.I.C / Seniority
- General Order 403 - Patrol Procedures
- General Order 404 - Responding to Calls for Service
- General Order 405 - Leaving Patrol Vehicle
- General Order 406 - Undermanned Shift / Overtime Details
- General Order 407 - Special Duty Assignments
- General Order 408 - Radio System
- General Order 409 - Assisting Other Law Enforcement Agencies
- General Order 410 - Responding to Alarm Conditions
- General Order 411 - Death Notification Policy
- General Order 412 - Domestic Violence
- General Order 413 - Missing Person
- General Order 415 - Custodial Arrest
- General Order 416 - Reduction / Withdrawal of Charges
- General Order 417 - Police - Citizen Contacts
- General Order 418 - Traffic Enforcement
- General Order 419 - Ride-Along / Police Internship Program
- General Order 420 - Mental Health
- General Order 501 - Police and Personal Vehicle Parking
- General Order 502 - Care of Police Vehicles & Vehicle Equipment
- General Order 503 - Vehicle Lockouts
- General Order 504 - Motor Vehicle Pursuits
- General Order 505 - Use of Emergency and Vehicular Warning Devices
- General Order 507 - Vehicle Stops
- General Order 508 - Abandoned Vehicle Investigation
- General Order 509 - Mobile Video Recorders
- General Order 601 - Confidential Informants
- General Order 602 - Interviews, Interrogations and Confessions
- General Order 603 - Showups, Photographic Identifications and Lineups
- General Order 604 - Investigating Sexual Assault
- General Order 605 - Investigating Child Abuse
- General Order 606- Juvenile in Custody
- General Order 607 - Juvenile Curfew Enforcement
- General Order 608 - Evidence / Property Control
- General Order 609 - Control of Seized Property During Civil Process
- General Order 610 - Evidence Storage
- General Order 611 - Transfer of Custody, Property or Evidence
- General Order 612 - Evidence Room Accessibility
- General Order 613 - Evidence Records System
- General Order 614 - Evidence Inspection & Audit
- General Order 615 - Disposition of Evidence and/or Property
- General Order 616 - 24 Hour Crime Scene Processing
- General Order 701 - Custody Search
- General Order 702 - Obtaining a Seach Warrant
- General Order 703 - Executing a Seach Warrant
- General Order 704 - Field Interviews, Pat-Down Searches, Seizures
- General Order 705 - Motor Vehicle Search
- General Order 706 - Motor Vehicle Inventories
- General Order 707- Strip and Body Cavity Searches
- General Order 708 - Executing an Arrest Warrant / Criminal Process
- General Order 801 - Use of Force
- General Order 801A - Force De-escalation
- General Order 802 - Off Duty Employment / Off Duty Power of Arrest
- General Order 803 - Court & Witnesses
- General Order 804 - Deployment of Shotgun / .223 Rifle / MP-5 / UMP40
- General Order 805 - Rendering Aid After Use of Force
- General Order 806 - Less Lethal Extended Range Impact Projectiles
- General Order 807 - Electronic Control Devices
- General Order 901 - Prisoner Processing, Transporting & Holding Cell Procedures
- General Order 902 - Transporting of Prisoners
- General Order 903 - Prevention of Bloodborne Diseases
- General Order 904 - Communicable Disease
- General Order 905 - Prisoner Detention and Holding Facility
- General Order 1001 - Providing Information To The News Media
- General Order 1002 - Dissemination of Protected Information
- General Order 1003 - Victim / Witness Rights
- General Order 1005 - Field Training Officer and Recruit Officer Training
- General Order 1006 - Roll Call / In-Service / Remedial / Specialized / Advanced Training
- General Order 1007 - Records Procedures for Legal Process
- General Order 1008 - Procedures for Civil Process
- General Order 1009 - Amber Alert Plan
- General Order 1010 - Naloxone Policy
- General Order 1101 - Accidents and Accident Reports
- General Order 1102 - Motor Vehicle Pursuit Reporting
- General Order 1103 - Missing Children
- General Order 1104 - Mandatory Fingerprinting
- General Order 1105 - Pennsylvania Victims Crime Act
- General Order 1106 - Child Protective Service Law
- General Order 1107 - Pennsylvania Juvenile Act
- General Order 1108 - Sexually Violent Predator Community Notification
- General Order 1109 - Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Act
- General Order 1110 - Protection From Abuse Act
- General Order 1111 - Pennsylvania Right to Know Act
- General Order 1112 - Uniform Crime Reports
- General Order 1113 - Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation Act