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Santa Ana Police Department <br />Santa Ana PD Policy Manual <br />Military Equipment <br />(d) Vicious animals <br />(e) Training exercised or approved demonstrations <br />(f) Tactical situations involving the deployment of the Department's SWAT <br />Team <br />4. Lifespan: <br />(a) LMT Single Shot Launcher: 25 years <br />(b) All munitions listed above: 5 years <br />5. Fiscal Impact: Annual maintenance for the single -shot launchers is <br />approximately $50 each. <br />6. Training: Personnel deploying less -lethal or chemical agents will be trained <br />in their use and deployment before using them in the field. All training will be <br />conducted by a POST -certified less -lethal or chemical agent instructor. <br />7. Legal and Procedural Rules: Use of Force Policy, Control Devices and <br />Techniques Policy, First Amendment Assemblies Policy, 40MM Less Lethal <br />Launcher Guidelines Procedure, and SWAT Procedure Manual. <br />(b) 12 Gauge Less -Lethal Impact Munitions <br />1. Description, cost, quantity, and capabilities: DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY, 12- <br />GAUGE BEAN BAG ROUND, cost: $5, quantity: 650. The Drag Stabilized 12- <br />gauge round is a 12-gauge shell loaded with a 40-gram tear -shaped bag made <br />from cotton and ballistic material blended and filled with #9 shot. The design <br />utilizes four stabilizing tails and smokeless powder as the propellant. It has a <br />maximum effective range of 75 feet. Only trained members of the Department's <br />SWAT Team are authorized to deploy the 12-gauge bean bag round. <br />2. Purpose: To limit the escalation of conflict where the employment of lethal force <br />is prohibited or undesirable. <br />3. Authorized Use: The round shall only be deployed by trained members of the <br />Department's SWAT Team in situations that include, but are not limited to the <br />following: <br />(a) Self-destructive, dangerous, and/or combative individuals <br />(b) Riot/crowd control and civil unrest incidents where the criminal behavior <br />involved exceeds a failure to disburse or curfew violation. <br />(c) Circumstances where a tactical advantage can be obtained <br />(d) Vicious animals <br />(e) Training exercised or approved demonstrations <br />(f) Tactical situations involving the deployment of the Department's SWAT <br />Team <br />4. Lifespan: 5 years <br />5. Fiscal Impact: Annual reordering of 100 rounds: $500 <br />City Council 11 — 13 5/17/2022 <br />Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/05/06, All Rights Reserved. ***DRAFT*** Military Equipment - 9 <br />Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department <br />