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Ohio Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2021) |
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311 County Sheriffs' Standard Car-Marking and Uniform Commission |
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Chapter311-1. Uniform Regulations |
311-1-06. Bike patrol uniform
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(A) The bike patrol uniform shall consist, at a minimum, of the following items of clothing and uniform items:
(1) Uniform shirt:
(a) During the summer, from May sixteenth to September fifteenth, personnel assigned to bike patrol shall wear
(i) A bike patrol knit shirt conforming to the specifications of rule 311-1-06.1 of the Administrative Code, or
(ii) A short-sleeve Class B shirt conforming to the specifications of rules 311-1-03.3 and 311-1- 03.4 of the Administrative Code;
(iii) The choice of uniform shirt for summer bike patrol duty is the sheriff's option, Use of the bike patrol knit shirt is recommended when bike patrol is assigned as regular duty. Use of the short-sleeve Class B shirt is recommended when bike patrol is assigned as occasional duty or for short periods of time.
(b) During the winter, from November first to March thirty-first, the uniform shirt for bike patrol shall be a long-sleeve Class B shirt, conforming to the specifications of rules 311-1-03.3 and 311-1- 03.4 of the Administrative Code;
(c) During the spring, from April first to May fifteenth, and fall, from September sixteenth to October thirty-first, either the long-sleeve or the short-sleeve shirt shall be worn as required by the sheriff.
(d) The sheriff has discretion to determine which sleeve-length shall be worn, based on the sheriff's evaluation of weather and duty conditions, and all deputies shall conform to the sheriff's determination.
(2) Uniform trousers or shorts;
(a) During the summer, from May sixteenth to September fifteenth, personnel assigned to bike patrol shall wear bike patrol shorts conforming to the specifications of rule 311-1-06.2 of the Administrative Code.
(b) During the winter, from November first to March thirty-first, personnel assigned to bike patrol shall wear
(i) Bike patrol trousers conforming to the specifications of rule 311-1-06.2 of the Administrative Code, or
(ii) Class B trousers conforming to the specifications of rules 311-1-03.1 and 311-1- 03.2 of the Administrative Code.
(iii) The choice of uniform trousers for winter bike patrol duty is the sheriff's option. Use of bike patrol trousers is recommended when bike patrol is assigned as regular duty. Use of one hundred per cent polyester Class B trousers is recommended when bike patrol is assigned as occasional duty or for short periods of time;
(c) During the spring, from April first to May fifteenth, and fall, from September sixteenth to October thirty-first, either the shorts or the trousers shall be worn as required by the sheriff.
(d) The sheriff has discretion to determine whether shorts or trousers shall be worn, based on the sheriff's evaluation of weather and duty conditions, and all deputies shall conform to the sheriff's determination.
(3) Padded liner worn under the uniform trousers or shorts;
(4) A bicycle helmet conforming to the specifications of rule 311-1-06.6 of the Administrative Code;
(5) Footwear conforming to the specifications of rule 311-1-06.6 or 311-1-12 of the Administrative Code; or
(6) All mandatory uniform items specified in rules 311-1-13 to 311-1-15 of the Administrative Code.