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Pleasanton Police Department Pleasanton PD Policy Manual Conducted Energy Weapon (a)Provide the individual with a reasonable opportunity to voluntarily comply. (b)Provide other officers and individuals with a warning that the Conducted Energy Weapon may be deployed. If, after a verbal warning, an individual is unwilling to voluntarily comply with an officer’s lawful orders and it appears both reasonable and feasible under the circumstances, the officer may, but is not required to, display the electrical arc, or the laser(s) in a further attempt to gain compliance prior to the application of the Conducted Energy Weapon. The aiming lasers should never be intentionally directed into the eyes of another as it may permanently impair his/her vision. The fact that a verbal or other warning was given or the reasons it was not given shall be documented by the officer deploying the Conducted Energy Weapon in the related report. 309.5 USE OF THE CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPON The Conducted Energy Weapon has limitations and restrictions requiring consideration before its use. The Conducted Energy Weapon should only be used when its operator can safely approach the subject within the operational range of the device. Although the Conducted Energy Weapon is generally effective in controlling most individuals, officers should be aware that the device may not achieve the intended results and be prepared with other options. 309.5.1 APPLICATION OF THE CONDUCTED ENERGY WEAPON The Conducted Energy Weapon may be used in any of the following circumstances, when the circumstances perceived by the officer at the time indicate that such application is reasonably necessary to control a person: (a)The subject is violent or is physically resisting. (b)The subject has demonstrated, by words or action, an intention to be violent or to physically resist, and reasonably appears to present the potential to harm officers, him/herself or others. Mere flight from a pursuing officer, without other known circumstances or factors, is not good cause for the use of the Conducted Energy Weapon to apprehend an individual. 309.5.2 SPECIAL DEPLOYMENT CONSIDERATIONS The use of the Conducted Energy Weapon on certain individuals should generally be avoided unless the totality of the circumstances indicates that other available options reasonably appear ineffective or would present a greater danger to the officer, the subject or others, and the officer reasonably believes that the need to control the individual outweighs the risk of using the device. This includes: (a)Individuals who are known to be pregnant. (b)Elderly individuals or obvious juveniles. (c)Individuals with obviously low body mass. (d)Individuals who are handcuffed or otherwise restrained. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/06/10, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Pleasanton Police Department Conducted Energy Weapon - 84 Attachment 1 Page 366 of 674