2004-01-AU Hawai‘i County Police Department Vehicles

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Private Use: During off -duty hours, officers and their family members may drive a subsidized vehi d e for personal use. Window Tint: Subsidized vehicles may have tinted windows that meet all applicable State and Federal standards regarding window tint. Any disagreement regarding compliance with such standards is resolved by conducting a tint test at an authorized State safety inspection station; the resul is of the test are bi ndi ng on al I parti es. Vehicle Specifications: The specifications for subsidized vehicles are set forth in HCPD General Order No. 802, "Police Vehicles and Equipment." Automobiles to be used in police service are subject to the approval of the Assistant Chief of the officer's respective bureau. Such vehicles include a variety of four -door and two-door sedans, SU V s and station wagons. All vehicles must accommodate four adult males comfortably. Trucks and vans, as wel I as vehi cl es wi th diesel engines, are prohi bi ted. M i ni mum requi red di mensi ons i ncl ude a wheel base of not I ess than 100 i nches, an Eight cylinder engine or, alternately, the largest six cylinder engine manufactured for the make and model. • Egui pment. The empl oyer (County) i s responsi bl a for the cost of i nstal I i ng and removi ng i n -car equi pment and for any damages associ aced wi th such i nstal I ati on and removal. Off cers are hel d responsi bl a for the proper use and securi ty and al I requi red equi pment. A ny form of commerd al adverti si ng, pol i ti cal campai gn adverti si ng or sl ogans on subsi di zed vehi d es, whether permanent or temporary, is prohibited. • Replacement Vehicle. Officers are held responsi bl e f or providing an acceptable replacement vehicle whenever the empl oyes' s automobi I e i s bei ng repai red as the resul t of off -duty damages. When damages are i ncurred on duty due to no gross negl i gence on the part of the off cer, the department i s responsi bl e for provi di ng a repl acement vehi cl e for off i ci al use at no cost of the empl oyee, or may reassign the officer to non - motorized duty. Regul ati ons governi ng the use of government vehi d es and H CPD' s subsi di zed vehi d e program i nd ude A rti d e 18 (" Subsi di zed A utomobi I es") of the SH OPO bargai ni ng agreement wi th H auvai i's four counti es, vari ous general orders i ssued by H aNal ` i County pol i ce chi efs. For addi ti onal reference, these documents, i n thei r enti rely, are appended to thi s report, as fol I ows: Appendix A: SHOPO Agreement, Article 18 ("Subsidized Automobiles") Appendix B: H CPD General Orders Ref ati 1. General Order No. 802 2. General Order No. 803 3. General Order No. 808 4. General Order No. 809 5. General Order No. 814 ig to Subsi di zed V ehi cl es — " Pol i ce V ehi cl es and Equi pment" — " Gasol i ne, Oi I & M i I eage Record" — "Transporting Persons in Patrol Cars" — " UseofTemporaryVehidesforOfficial Police Duty' — " Police Subsi di zed Vehicle Extension Request Procedures" The unique blue dome lights atop county police cars are sped fi cal I y reserved for county police and state department of public safety vehicles under the provisions of Chapter 291, H RS. Section 291 -31.5 prohibits members of the public from affixing "any lamp, reflector, or illumination devi ce whi ch appears to be the col or bl ue upon any motor vehi d e... " 7