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<br /> <br />Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 10 <br /> <br />Lexington Police <br />Department <br />Subject: Police Vehicle Operations <br /> <br /> <br />Policy Number: <br /> 41U Accreditation Standards: <br />Reference: 41.1.3; 41.3.1; 41.3.2; 41.3.3 Effective Date: <br />12/1/11 <br /> New <br /> Revised <br />Revision <br />Dates: <br />1/24/19 <br /> <br />By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police <br /> <br /> The Municipal Police Institute, Inc. (MPI) is a private, nonprofit charitable affiliate of the <br />Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. MPI provides training and model policies and <br />procedures for police agencies. This policy is an edited version of MPI Policy 4. XX “Police <br />Vehicles.” <br /> GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES <br /> <br />Police department vehicles are purchased and maintained for the purpose of <br />delivering police services to the residents of the Town of Lexington. The Lexington <br />Police Department is committed to maintaining agency vehicles to be safe, dependable <br />and professional in appearance. <br /> <br />Vehicles will be maintained with equipment and stocked with supplies, so that <br />employees may effectively carry out their responsibilities. Employees will keep <br />vehicles clean to the best of their ability, fuel them up at the end of the shift, replenish <br />or make note of any supplies which are low and report defects and damage in a timely <br />manner. <br /> <br />It is the policy of the Lexington Police Department that: <br /> <br /> Department vehicles shall only be used for police purposes, as determined by <br />the Chief of Police and in accordance with Town policy; <br /> All Police Department vehicles shall be maintained in a clean, safe and <br />dependable condition, and <br /> Accidents involving agency vehicles shall be reported immediately to a <br />supervisor, documented and investigated. <br /> <br />PROCEDURES <br /> <br />A. Definitions <br /> <br />1. Police Mechanic: is the fleet manager and shall be responsible for all <br />maintenance equipping, stocking, and replacement of Department