(A) Where appropriate protective equipment is available, no officer shall refuse to arrest or otherwise physically handle any person who may have a communicable disease.
(B) Individuals with body fluids on their persons may be required to wear suitable protective covering if he or she is bleeding or otherwise emitting body fluids.
(C) Officers have an obligation to notify relevant support personnel during a transfer of custody when the suspect has body fluids on his or her person, or has stated that he or she has a communicable disease.
(D) Suspects taken into custody with body fluids on their person shall be directly placed in the designated holding area for processing. The holding area shall be posted with an “Isolated Area-Do Not Enter” sign.
(E) Officers shall document on the appropriate arrest or incident form when a suspect taken into custody has body fluids on his or her person or has stated that he or she has a communicable disease.
(Ord. passed 3-16-2009)