Halifax Regional Police Policies and Procedures

Disclaimer:

Halifax Regional Police policies posted below do not represent the service’s entire Policy and Procedures Manual, and are largely part of those policies that have been recently refreshed. Portions of these publicly released Halifax Regional Police policies have been redacted to ensure confidentiality and to prevent harm to the effectiveness of investigative or operational deployment strategies and techniques or procedures currently used, or likely to be used, in law enforcement.  

This electronic version of the policies is for private study or research purposes only, and belongs exclusively to Halifax Regional Police. No person or entity is permitted to reproduce, in whole or part, these Policies and Procedures for business or commercial purposes, or the purposes of distribution, trade, sale, rent, or posting on the Internet or on electronic bulletin boards. Further details about copyright protection over these and other public agency owned works can be obtained by reference to the federal Copyright Act. Any other use of the Policies and Procedures requires the permission of Halifax Regional Police.

Halifax Regional Police divides its Policy and Procedures Manual into two sections, Administration and Operational. The policies that are posted below are from one of those sections. 

This section will continue to be updated as more policies are refreshed and are vetted for public release. Occasionally those policies that are still under review may also be uploaded if they have been released to some entities.

Policy Name Public Release Date Original Policy Release Date Policy Link
Policy Name Public Release Date Original Policy Release Date Policy Link
Police Identity Management Act (PIMA) 28-Apr-23 17-May-22 Police Identity Management Act (PIMA)
Property - Seized and Relinquished 28-Apr-23 25-Mar-21 Property - Seized and Relinquished
Alert Ready - Direct Access 28-Apr-23 5-Jul-21 Alert Ready - Direct Access
Hate Crime and Hate Incident Response 28-Apr-23 2-Jun-22 Hate Crime and Hate Incident Response
Conflict of Interest 23-May-23 18-Nov-19 Conflict of Interest
Drug Impaired Driving 23-May-23 30-Jul-21 Drug Impaired Driving
Entry of General Occurrence Data into RMS 23-May-23 16-Mar-22 Entry of General Occurrence Data into RMS
Exposure - Communicable Disease/Hazardous Material 23-May-23 28-Sep-21 Exposure Communicable Disease Hazardous Material
Locker and Locker Rooms 23-May-23 19-May-21 Locker and Locker Rooms
Restorative Justice Program 23-May-23 9-Apr-20 Restorative Justice Program
Uniform & Equipment Kit 23-May-23 7-May-20 Uniform and Equipment Kit
HRP Mission, Vision and Values Statement 20-Jun-23 20-Jun-23 HRP Mission, Vision and Values Statement
HRP Jurisdiction and Operational Authorities 20-Jun-23 20-Jun-23 HRP Jurisdiction and Operational Authorities
Organizational Structure and Other Processes 20-Jun-23 20-Jun-23 Organizational Structure and Other Processes
Responsibility for Command 20-Jun-23 20-Jun-23 Responsibility for Command
Use of Force (Policy Under Review) 3-Aug-23 20-Sep-96 Use of Force
Resistance and Control Levels (Policy Under Review) 3-Aug-23 20-Sep-96 Resistance and Control Levels
Incidents Involving Use of a Conducted Energy Weapon (Policy Under Review) 3-Aug-23 8-Sep-11 Incidents Involving Use of a Conducted Energy Weapon
Lethal Use of Force (Policy Under Review) 3-Aug-23 20-Sep-96 Lethal Use of Force
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 1-Jan-03 Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
Entitlement to Dignified Treatment (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 1-Jan-03 Entitlement to Dignified Treatment
Valuing Race Relations and Diversity (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 1-Jan-04 Valuing Race Relations and Diversity
Extra Duty Employment (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 31-Dec-99 Extra Duty Employment
Renumeration (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 22-Dec-99 Renumeration
Receiving an Order (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 31-Dec-99 Receiving an Order
Assignment of Extra Work Duties (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 31-Dec-99 Assignment of Extra Work Duties
Ineligibility for Extra Work (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 31-Dec-99 Ineligibility for Extra Work
Inability to Fulfill Extra Duty Assignment (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 31-Dec-99 Inability to Fulfill Work Assignment
Reporting on Duty (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 22-Dec-99 Reporting on Duty
Portable Radios (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 22-Dec-99 Portable Radios
Involvement During Extra Duty Work (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 31-Dec-99 Involvement During Extra Duty Work
Responsibilities for Liquor Establishment Details (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 22-Dec-99 Responsibilities for Liquor Establishment Details
Off Duty Employment/Activities (Policy Under Review) 4-Aug-23 10-Feb-09 Off Duty Employment/Activities
Cell Phone Usage and Handling 27-Oct-23 12-Oct-23 Cell Phone Usage and Handling
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System 8-Feb-24 Remotely Piloted Aircraft System
Security Clearance 15-Feb-24 6-Mar-98 Security Clearance
Policy Governance 11-Apr-24 11-Apr-24 Policy Governance