311-1-08. Jacket specifications  


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  • (A) The following styles of jacket are approved for wear with the uniform, and may be assigned at the discretion of the sheriff:

    (1) A softshell jacket;

    (2) A hip length simple style jacket made with taslon nylon or equivalent material;

    (3) A hip-length deluxe style jacket made from Gore-Tex® or equivalent moisture barrier material, with set-in or raglan sleeves;

    (4) A thigh length parka made from high impact nylon shell fabric.

    (5) An Eisenhower- or "Ike-" style jacket with the following design:

    (a) Waist length jacket or blouse resembling a suit or a sport coat with a pleated back, adjustable waist band, fly-front buttons, bellows chest pockets, slash side pockets, and shoulder straps.

    (b) Features consist of: notched lapels, five metal buttons from collar to belted waist, two flapped and button-through patch pockets at the breast and two identically styled patch pockets below the belted waist. Pockets are either box-pleated or bellows-styled-pleats.

    (B) All jackets shall be black.

    (C) All jackets shall have a badge tab constructed from the same fabric as the jacket's outer shell and attached on the left breast pocket.

    (D) The shoulder emblem prescribed by rule 311-1-15 of the Administrative Code shall be stitched on each sleeve, centered one and one-half inches below the shoulder seam.

    (E) At the discretion of the sheriff, the word "SHERIFF" in capital letters, and of a reflective threading or fabric, may be affixed to the back of the jacket.

Replaces: 311-1-08


Effective: 11/11/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 11/11/2024
Promulgated Under: 111.15
Statutory Authority: 311.26, 311.28
Rule Amplifies: 311.28
Prior Effective Dates: 07/21/1979, 12/15/2001