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dress & appearance
Personal Appearance Regulations
Question | Answer |
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Excluding those officers acting in an undercover capacity | all personnel are expected to maintain a high standard of personal appearance and hygiene |
All personnel are expected to adhere to the | hairstyle, hair color, and facial hair regulations outlined below |
Clothing shall be clean and neatly pressed, shoes and leather accessories | clean and polished, and hair neatly trimmed, combed or styled, and clean |
All employees shall ensure that their fingernails are maintained in a clean | neatly trimmed manner so that the length does not interfere with the proper performance of their duties |
Additionally, employees who are authorized to carry firearms, make arrests | or are in contact with prisoners/inmates shall not have fingernails which extend more than 1/8" past the end of the finger |
Negative associations are often related | to personal appearance |
It is incumbent upon all employees | to present a positive and professional appearance |
The only permitted hair colors of employees of the Sheriff's Office | will be those colors that occur naturally |
When a resolution cannot be made at a lower supervisory level | the employee's commanding officer will make the determination of whether or not a hair color is appropriate for criminal justice purposes |
Hair is evenly trimmed | at all times while on–duty |
Mustaches may be worn with | the pattern neatly trimmed |
The extent of the growth shall be limited | to 1/4” inch below or beyond the line of the corner of the mouth |
The thickness shall be no more | than ¼” in depth and not appear bushy |
The ends may not be | waxed or twisted |
Beards, goatees, and/or any other growth of hair below the lower lip, on the chin, or lower jawbone | are prohibited unless a medical condition exists |
The employee must complete an Americans with Disability Act (ADA) packet | and send to the Personnel Division medical section designee |
The ADA packet must include a detailed note from the treating medical provider | specifying the necessity for the accommodation |
The requesting employee will be notified of approval or denial | by the medical section designee |
Growth may not exceed ¼” | in length and may not include thin lines, names, initials, lightning bolts, or any other designs |
Contact lenses worn by employees shall only be in colors | shapes and designs that occur naturally for the human eye |
Tattoos are not permitted above the collar bone | (e.g., neck, face, or behind the ear |
or below the wrist | (e.g., hands, fingers |
Employees who were employed with the Sheriff’s Office | and had a tattoo applied prior to 06/10/2014 |
are exempt from the restrictions | of this paragraph |
The Director of Professional Standards | or higher authority will make the Determination |
on the appropriateness | of a tattoo |