Dress Code Standards
Armed Officer Field and Office Attire
Badge and Identification
Grooming Standards
Personal Appearance, Tattoos and Body Art
100
In order to project ___ and ___ toward the public and other employees of the department, employees shall maintain their personal hygiene and appearance to project a professional image appropriate for this department and for their assignment.
What is uniformity and neutrality?
100
Appearing in court in jeans of any color is considered inappropriate, unless field officers make an arrest that requires an ___ ___ ___.
What is immediate court appearance?
100
Supervisors and above may have a ___ ___ affixed to their outer MAC vest.
What is rank designator?
100
Hair shall be neat, clean and trimmed to present a well-groomed appearance. While on duty or in uniform, hair shall be worn in a style that is not ___ and does not impact officer safety.
What is eccentric?
100
At no time while on duty or while representing the department in any official capacity shall any tattooed surface exceed ___ of the exposed body part.
What is 25%?
200
Maintaining a professional appearance is critically important to ___ ___ ___ and confidence and to maintain the standards of the profession.
What is fostering public trust?
200
Jeans are only allowed during multi-agency operations at the request of the ___ ___ ___.
What is lead outside agency?
200
While on duty, sworn employees ___ ___ or have ___ ___ ___ ___ their badge and identification.
What is shall carry or have in their immediate possession?
200
If worn on duty in the field, ___ shall not be visible outside the employee's shirt.
What is necklaces?
200
All Probation employees are prohibited from having any tattoo upon the neck (except the back of the neck), ___, or ___.
What is face or head?
300
While various duties and functions in the department may require some degree of flexibility in the standards of dress, the primary concern is the ___ of the clothing to the job function.
What is appropriateness?
300
Approved footwear includes boots or shoes (tennis shoes are not permitted) in the following colors: ___, ___, or ___.
What is black, brown, or tan?
300
Employees may wear a black mourning band across the uniform badge whenever a law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty. For star badges, the mourning band should be worn from ___ to ___ hours, as if looking at the face of a clock.
What is 1100 to 1700?
300
Officers are not permitted to wear any type of ___ lenses while on duty.
What is mirrored?
300
The display of unauthorized body art and tattoos that is considered offensive, unprofessional, or inappropriate, regardless of its ___, by any employee for the department while on duty or representing the department in any official capacity is prohibited.
What is location?
400
Examples include, but are not limited to: Spaghetti/halter tops, clothing that exposes the mid-section, underclothing worn as outer clothing, shorts (except as defined in institutions attire), "flip flops," and unitards.
What is unacceptable attire?
400
The ___ ___ should be in full gear and appropriate field attire at all times, with the exception of the ballistic vest.
What is duty officer?
400
The observed mourning period for an officer of this department or from other San Diego/adjacent county law enforcement agencies begins with the ___ ___ ___'s notification and ends after the funeral of the involved officer.
What is Chief Probation Officer?
400
Officers shall remove their sunglasses when conducting official business with the public unless strong sunlight makes it ___ or ___.
What is unsafe or impractical?
400
Staff are prohibited from wearing any ornamentation in their face, nose, eyebrow, tongue or any other location of their body that is visible during working hours or any duty related functions with the exception of suitable ___.
What is earrings?
500
Court attire clothing selection shall place the employee on an appearance level with ___ and other officers of the court.
What is attorneys?
500
High profile field attire is only to be worn while on duty in situations where the officer's safety is enhanced by being ___ ___ as a Probation employee.
What is continuously identified?
500
Department issued attire, such as Probation logo shirts or jackets will be turned in to the employee's unit supervisor upon ___, ___, or ___.
What is transfer, reassignment, or separation?
500
Employees of the San Diego County Probation Department shall present a professional appearance at all times unless excused by the Chief Probation Officer or his designee due to ___ ___.
What is special assignment?
500
The use of gold, platinum, silver or other veneer caps for the purposes of ___ is prohibited.
What is ornamentation?