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The following General Orders are provided for public access, to achieve transparency and understanding between the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office and the citizens we serve in Loudoun County. These General Orders set forth responsibilities and standards of conduct expected of all employees of the Loudoun County Sheriff, both sworn and non-sworn.
General Orders are regularly updated, changed, combined and sometimes rescinded to better serve the citizens of Loudoun County and the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office. Certain agency policies and procedures have been withheld entirely or redacted in sections, consistent with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, to prevent the release of information that, if disclosed, would jeopardize operations or compromise officer or public safety.
For more information regarding agency policies, please contact the LCSO Records Services Section by email or by calling 703-777-0407.
Law Enforcement Code of Ethics
Organization/Administration
Personnel Management
301 Grievance Procedure | 302 Internal Investigation and Inquiries | 303 General Responsibilities | 304 Administrative Activities | |
305 Physical Standards | 306 Selection | 307 Planning and Research | 308 Uniforms and Equipment | |
309 Off Duty Employment | 310.1 Personnel Records | 310.2 Harassment | 310.3 Performance Evaluation | |
310.4 Temporary Restricted Duty | 310.5 Administrative Restricted Duty | 310.6 Recruitment | 310.7 Casualty Assistance Plan | |
310.8 Communicable Diseases | 311.1 Annual Leave | 311.2 Sick Leave | 312.1 Valor Awards | |
312.2 Awards and Recognition Program | 312.3 EMPACT Awards | 312.4 Exceptional Performance Leave | 313.1 Career Development | |
313.2 Agency Training | 313.3 Training Records | 313.4 Field Training Program | 313.5 Intern Program | |
313.6 Promotion Process |
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Operations
Corrections
501.1 Philosophy, Goals, and Objectives | 501.2 Policies and Procedures | 502.1 Key and Proximity Card Control | 502.2 Door Control |
502.3 Housing Unit and Security Cell Entry | 502.4 Inmate Movement | 502.5 Searches | 502.6 Facility Inspections |
502.7 Contraband Control | 502.8 Facility Logs – Information and Management | 502.9 Incident Reporting | 502.10 Inmate Counts Procedures |
502.11 Storage Areas | 502.12 Food Service Area Security Operations | 502.13 Armory, Weapons, and Ordinance Control | 502.14 Administrative Areas |
502.15 Facility Communications Systems | 502.16 Security Management System Alarms | 503.1 Emergency Notifications | 503.3 Inmate Sexual Assault |
503.4 Attempted Suicide | 503.5 Death of an Inmate | 503.7 Fire Safety and Preparedness | 503.9 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) |
504.1 Inebriated Arrestees and Inmates | 504.3 Administrative Segregation | 504.4 Self Destructive Behavior | 504.5 Special Operations Team |
505.1 Inmate Classification | 505.2 Time Computation | 505.3 Inmate Records, Criminal History Security, and Release of Information | 505.4 Committal of Inmates |
505.5 Release of Inmates | 505.6 Inmate Access to Courts, Attorneys, and Legal Services | 505.7 Staff and Inmate Communications | 505.8 Code of Inmate Offenses and Discipline |
505.9 Inmate Grievance Procedures | 505.10 Live Scan Fingerprinting System | 505.11 DNA Sampling | 505.12 Trans-Gender Classification |
506.1 Inmate Commissary | 506.2 Inmate Financial Accounting System | 506.3 Volunteers, Programs, and Educational Services | 506.4 Library Services |
506.5 Recreation | 506.6 Inmate Mail | 506.7 Inmate Telephone Access | 506.8 Inmate Visitation |
506.9 Hygiene, Sanitation, and Laundry | 506.10 Inmate Haircuts | 506.11 Inmate Trusty Program | 506.12 Inmate Property |
506.13 Professional Contact Visits | 507.1 Food Services | 507.2 Medical Services | 507.3 Mental Health Services |
507.4 Facility Maintenance | 507.5 Background Investigations for Contractual Hires | 507.6 Hearing Impaired and Interpreter Services | 508.1 Correctional Training and Evaluation Program |
508.2 Mandatory Training and Certification Process | 508.3 Hazardous Communications | 509.1 Community Custody Program Eligibility | 509.2 Inmate Orientation for New Participants |
509.3 Community Custody Housing and Linen Issue | 509.4 Community Custody Inmate Personal Property | 509.5 Substance Abuse Testing | 509.7 Job Checks and Removal of Job Site |
509.8 Community Custody Discipline | 509.9 Community Custody Fiscal Management | 509.10 Participant Evaluations | 509.11 Community Custody Employment |
509.12 Creating, Maintaining, and Archiving Inmate Records | 509.13 Program Removal |