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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY officer, task force member, or task force participant, the individual will carry only less - lethal devices that the parent agency has issued to the individual, and that the individual has been trained in accordance with the agency's policies and procedures. 46. The parent agency of each individual assigned to the SSTF will ensure that the agency's policies and procedures for use of any less -lethal device that will be carried by the task force officer, task force member, or task force participant are consistent with the DOJ policy statement on the Use of Less -Than -Lethal Devices. DEADLY FORCE AND SHOOTING INCIDENT POLICIES 47. SSTF personnel will follow their own agencies' policies concerning firearms discharge and use of deadly force. DEPUTATIONS 48. Local and state law enforcement personnel designated to the SSTF, subject to a limited background inquiry, may be swom as federally deputized Special Deputy United States Marshals, with the FBI securing the required deputation authorization. These deputations should remain in effect throughout the tenure of each investigator's assignment to the SSTF or until the termination of the SSTF, whichever comes first. 49. Deputized SSTF personnel will be subject to the rules and regulations pertaining to such deputation. Administrative and personnel policies imposed by the participating agencies will not be voided by deputation of their respective personnel. VEHICLES 50. In furtherance of this MOU, employees of LEA may be permitted to drive FBI owned or leased vehicles for official SSTF business and only in accordance with applicable FBI rules and regulations, including those outlined in the FBi Government Vehicle Policy Directive (0430D) and the Government Vehicle Policy Implementation Guide (0430PG). The assignment of an FBI owned or leased vehicle to LEA SSTF personnel will require the execution of a separate Vehicle Use Agreement. 51. The participating agencies agree that FBI vehicles will not be used to transport passengers unrelated to SSTF business. 52. The FBI and the United States will not be responsible for any tortious act or omission on the part of LEA and/or its employees or for any liability resulting from the use of an FBI owned or leased vehicle utilized by LEA SSTF personnel, except where liability may fall under the provisions of the Federal Tort Claims Act (FICA), as discussed in the Liability Section herein below. 7 FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your a envy. Neither it nor its contents may be released without authorization by FBI Headquarters.