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The Cathedral City Police Department is committed to accountability, transparency, and maintaining the public’s trust. Clear policies and open communication are essential to responsible policing and community partnership.

This section provides access to department policies that guide our operations, including topics such as alarm response, the use of Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR), military and specialized equipment, and other regulated law enforcement practices. These policies are designed to ensure compliance with state and federal law, promote public safety, and protect the rights and privacy of our community.

By making these policies publicly available, we strive to foster understanding, encourage informed community engagement, and demonstrate our ongoing commitment to ethical, professional, and transparent policing.

CCPD Policy Manuals

The following documents are published in compliance with California Senate Bill 978. The documents are being made available and redactions have been made per Government Code 6254 (a) and (f). Please note, the Cathedral City Police Department policy manual has multiple changes throughout the year. Due diligence will be made to ensure the updated policy is published in a reasonable amount of time.

Policy document	Related Information
CCPD Policy Manual	Document that contains all CCPD policies
CCPD Military Equipment Policy 708	CCPD Military Equipment Annual Use Report - Effective January 1, 2022, Assembly Bill (AB) 481 requires law enforcement agencies to obtain approval of the applicable governing body (City Council), by adoption of a military equipment use policy prior to taking certain actions relating to the funding, acquisition, or use of military equipment, as defined.
CCPD Rifle Course	Firearms / Tactical Rifle Course Specific Safety Policy

Alarm Policy

False security alarms are very costly and prevent police officers from responding to actual emergencies. A false alarm is any alarm signal which causes police department response when an emergency does not exist. The City of Cathedral City requires residences and commercial businesses with alarm systems to obtain and maintain an annual alarm registration permit and reimburse the City for excessive false security alarms. The City allows up to 1 false alarm within a 365 day period with no charge. False alarm fines begin with the 2nd response.

The current ordinance became effective January 15th, 2012. All residents and businesses with an existing or new alarm system were required to obtain an Alarm Users Permit with the City at an initial fee of $35 for the first year, and an annual renewal fee of $30 for each subsequent year. Alarm User Permits will be valid for 365 days from the time the alarm permit fee is received. The Alarm Users Permit will be made available at the Cathedral City Police Department, as well as online on the following website:

https://cathedralcity.citysupport.org/

Homes and businesses with valid Alarm User Permits will be allowed one false alarm response per year without incurring any false alarm response fees. Homes and businesses without Alarm User Permits will be fined $100 for the first false alarm response. In the event of a second false alarm in any 365 day period, permitted alarm users will be given the option of completing an online alarm education course to reduce the response fee for the second false alarm.

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Automated License Plate Readers

The policy of the Cathedral City Police Department is to utilize ALPR technology to capture and store digital license plate data and images while recognizing the established privacy rights of the public. All data and images gathered by the ALPR are for the official use of this department. Because such data may contain confidential information, it is not open to public review.

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Automated License Plate Readers Policy

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