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Santa Ana Police Department <br />Santa Ana PD Policy Manual <br />Military Equipment <br />6. Training: Personnel deploying 12-gauge bean bags will be trained in their use <br />and deployment before using them in the field. A POST -certified less -lethal <br />instructor will conduct all training. <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 />(c) PepperBall Launcher and Munitions: A less -lethal device that discharges <br />projectiles designed to breach glass or projectiles containing chemical agents <br />1. Description, cost, quantity, and capabilities: <br />(a) PepperBall TAC-SF Launcher, cost: $799 each, quantity: 2. Semi- <br />automatic, 3-round burst shots or full auto action. Select -fire electronic <br />firing system with a firing rate of 10-12 RPS. Compact lightweight modular <br />design. Ambidextrous rotational safety switch. 30 Cubic inch high capacity <br />high-pressure air system. Designed for use with high-pressure air. <br />(b) PepperBall INERT Powder Projectiles, cost: $375 for a case of 375, <br />quantity: 2 cases. Inert projectiles used for training purposes. <br />(c) PepperBAll LIVE PAVA (OC), cost: $853 for a case of 375, quantity: <br />2 cases. The basic PepperBall projectile, it contains 2% PAVA, and is <br />excellent for direct impact and area saturation, especially in confined, <br />interior spaces. <br />(d) PepperBall LIVE-X PAVA (OC), cost: $1,123 for a case of 375, quantity: <br />1 case. Our most potent and powerful concentration of PAVA pepper <br />powder. One round of LIVE-XTM contains the equivalent to 10 regular <br />PepperBall rounds. <br />2. Purpose: To limit the escalation of conflict where employment of lethal force is <br />prohibited or undesirable. Situations for the use of PepperBall may include, but <br />are not limited to: <br />(a) Tactical situations involving the deployment of the Department's SWAT <br />Team <br />(b) Training exercises or approved demonstrations. <br />(c) Potentially vicious animals. <br />(d) Circumstances where a tactical advantage can be obtained. <br />(e) Riot/crowd control and civil unrest incidents where the criminal behavior <br />involved exceeds a failure to disburse or curfew violation. <br />(f) Self-destructive, dangerous, and/or combative individuals. <br />3. Authorized Use: Only SWAT officers who have received certification in the <br />use of chemical agents, less -lethal, and PepperBall are authorized to use <br />PepperBall. <br />4. Lifespan: <br />Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2022/04/13, All Rights Reserved. ***DRAFT*** Military Equipment - 10 <br />Published with permission by Santa Ana Police Department <br />