Common use of PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING ASSISTANCE Clause in Contracts

PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. IN THE EVENT THAT A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AS SET FORTH ABOVE, AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AGENCY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE SHALL NOTIFY THE AGENCY HEAD OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE FROM WHOM SUCH ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED. THE AGENCY HEAD OR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WHOSE ASSISTANCE IS SOUGHT SHALL EVALUATE THE SITUATION AND THE AGENCY’S AVAILABLE RESOURCES, CONSULT WITH HIS/HER SUPERVISOR IF NECESSARY AND WILL RESPOND IN A MANNER HE/SHE DEEMS APPROPRIATE. THE AGENCY HEAD IN WHOSE JURISDICTION ASSISTANCE IS BEING RENDERED MAY DETERMINE WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO LEND ASSISTANCE IN HIS/HER JURISDICTION, FOR HOW LONG SUCH ASSISTANCE IS AUTHORIZED AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE SUCH AUTHORITY IS GRANTED. THIS AUTHORITY MAY BE GRANTED EITHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING AS THE PARTICULAR SITUATION DICTATES. SHOULD A SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BE IN ANOTHER SUBSCRIBED AGENCY’S JURISDICTION FOR MATTERS OF A ROUTINE NATURE, SUCH AS TRAVELING THROUGH THE JURISDICTION ON ROUTINE BUSINESS, ATTENDING A MEETING OR GOING TO OR FROM WORK OR TRANSPORTING A PRISONER AND A VIOLATION OF FLORIDA STATE STATUTE OCCURS IN THE PRESENCE OF SAID PARTY, REPRESENTING AGENCY, HE/SHE SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO RENDER ENFORCEMENT AND ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. SHOULD ENFORCEMENT ACTION BE TAKEN, SAID PARTY SHALL NOTIFY THE AGENCY HAVING NORMAL JURISDICTION AND UPON THE LATTER’S ARRIVAL, TURN THE SITUATION OVER TO THEM AND OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE REQUESTED, INCLUDING, NOT LIMITED TO, A FOLLOW-UP WRITTEN REPORT DOCUMENTING THE EVENTS AND THE ACTIONS TAKEN. THIS PROVISION SO PRESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH IS NOT INTENDED TO GRANT GENERAL AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS, SERVE WARRANTS AND/OR SUBPOENAS OR TO RESPOND WITHOUT REQUEST TO EMERGENCIES ALREADY ADDRESSED BY THE AGENCY OR NORMAL JURISDICTION, BUT IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS CRITICAL, LIFE-THREATENING OR PUBLIC SAFETY SITUATIONS, PREVENT BODILY INJURY TO CITIZENS, OR SECURE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS WHOM LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY ENCOUNTER.

PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING ASSISTANCE. IN THE EVENT THAT A PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT IS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE AS SET FORTH ABOVE, AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE AGENCY REQUESTING ASSISTANCE SHALL NOTIFY THE AGENCY HEAD OR HIS/HER DESIGNEE FROM WHOM SUCH ASSISTANCE IS REQUESTED. THE AGENCY HEAD OR AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE WHOSE ASSISTANCE IS SOUGHT SHALL EVALUATE THE SITUATION AND THE AGENCY’S AVAILABLE RESOURCES, CONSULT WITH HIS/HER SUPERVISOR IF NECESSARY AND WILL RESPOND IN A MANNER HE/SHE DEEMS APPROPRIATE. THE AGENCY HEAD IN WHOSE JURISDICTION ASSISTANCE IS BEING RENDERED MAY DETERMINE WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO LEND ASSISTANCE IN HIS/HER JURISDICTION, FOR HOW LONG SUCH ASSISTANCE IS AUTHORIZED AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE SUCH AUTHORITY IS GRANTED. THIS AUTHORITY MAY BE GRANTED EITHER VERBALLY OR IN WRITING AS THE PARTICULAR SITUATION DICTATES. SHOULD A SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER BE IN ANOTHER SUBSCRIBED AGENCY’S JURISDICTION FOR MATTERS OF A ROUTINE NATURE, SUCH AS TRAVELING THROUGH THE JURISDICTION ON ROUTINE BUSINESS, ATTENDING A MEETING OR GOING TO OR FROM WORK OR TRANSPORTING A PRISONER AND A VIOLATION OF THE FLORIDA STATE STATUTE STATUTES OCCURS IN THE PRESENCE OF SAID PARTY, REPRESENTING AGENCY, HE/SHE SHALL BE EMPOWERED TO RENDER ENFORCEMENT AND ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. SHOULD ENFORCEMENT ACTION BE TAKEN, SAID PARTY SHALL NOTIFY THE AGENCY HAVING NORMAL JURISDICTION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE UPON RECEIVING NOTICE, THE AGENCY HAVING NORMAL JURISDICTION MAY ELECT TO SEND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO THE SCENE AND UPON THE LATTER’S ARRIVAL, SAID PARTY SHALL THEN TURN THE SITUATION OVER TO THEM AND OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE REQUESTED, INCLUDING, NOT LIMITED TO, A FOLLOW-UP WRITTEN REPORT DOCUMENTING THE EVENTS AND THE ACTIONS TAKEN. THIS PROVISION SO PRESCRIBED IN THIS PARAGRAPH IS NOT INTENDED TO GRANT GENERAL AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS, SERVE WARRANTS AND/OR SUBPOENAS OR TO RESPOND WITHOUT REQUEST TO EMERGENCIES ALREADY ADDRESSED BY THE AGENCY OR NORMAL JURISDICTION, BUT IS INTENDED TO ADDRESS CRITICAL, LIFE-THREATENING OR PUBLIC SAFETY SITUATIONS, PREVENT BODILY INJURY TO CITIZENS, OR SECURE APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS WHOM LAW ENFORCEMENT MAY ENCOUNTER.