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Operation Procedures Manual (OPM)

This publicly available listing of the Alaska Department of Public Safety’s Operating Procedures
Manual (OPM) contains minor redactions. Click on the chapter number to open the chapter you wish to review. 

Questions from the media or public about the OPM can be emailed to dps.pio@alaska.gov 
Chapter
Effective Date
Title

Operating-Procedures-Manual

09-19-2022

Authority-and-Organization

05-17-2010

Police-Protection

06-17-2024

Office-of-the-Commissioner

07-24-2023

Division-of-Alaska-State-Troopers

09-07-2023

Alaska-Wildlife-Troopers

07-24-2023

Statewide-Services

06-15-2023

Division-of-Fire-and-Life-Safety

08-02-2017

Administrative-Services

05-17-2010

Village-Public-Safety-Operations-Division

06-05-2025

Rank

08-02-2017

Line-of-Command

10-05-2023

Standards-of-Conduct

04-02-2025

Uniform

06-05-2025

Vehicle-Operation

05-08-2025

Emergency-Vehicle-Operations

09-07-2023

Protocol-and-Courtesy

10-20-2010

Display-and-Care-of-the-Flag

10-20-2010

Use-of-Force

02-12-2024

Physical-Conditioning

03-01-2016

Court-Appearances

10-20-2010

Severe-On-Duty-Injury-or-Death-Protocol

10-18-2022

Department-Investigations-and-Disciplinary-Procedures

02-05-2025

Commendations-and-Formal-Recognition

08-15-2024

Work-Hours-Leave-and-Payroll

08-12-2019

Employee-Wellness-and-Critical-Incident-Debriefing

05-08-2025

Written-Communications

06-15-2023

Housing-Program

08-02-2017

Training

02-29-2016

Use-of-Deadly-Force-Investigation-and-Review

05-08-2025

Electronic-Information-Computers-and-Communication

08-15-2024

Fire-Investigation-Protocol

10-31-2012

Court-Service-Officers

03-16-2022

Personnel-Files

10-31-2012

Government-to-Goverment-Relations-with-Villages

10-31-2012

Employee-Responsibilities-and-Obligations

07-24-2023

Interagency-and-Government-Interaction

11-25-2019

Employment-Outside-the-Department

10-06-2010

Department-Background-Investigations

04-18-2018

Limited-Duty-Assignments

05-28-2018

Recruitment-Incentive

09-19-2022

Arrest-or-Conviction-Rewards

11-23-2010

Badges-And-Weapons-Retirees

01-09-2025

Notebooks

07-13-2018

Recording-Police-Activity

01-04-2024

Community-Centered-Policing

07-29-2024

Reports

09-05-2024

Property-and-Evidence-Handling

10-12-2018

Traffic-Enforcement

09-05-2024

Warrants

10-03-2019

Communicable-Diseases

04-21-2011

Public-Information-and-Press-Relations

04-21-2011

Emergency-Care-of-Mental-Health-Patients

04-26-2023

Human-Death-Investigation

03-20-2024

Vehicle-Impound

08-29-2022

Response-to-Disaster

10-20-2010

Missing-Persons-and-Runaway-Minors

08-15-2024

Domestic-Violence

03-16-2022

Sex-Offender-Registration

12-13-2010

Foreign-Nationals

08-05-2020

Major-Aircraft-Accident-Plan

12-28-2010

Transport-of-Persons-in-Custody

10-31-2012

Weapons-Carry

06-17-2024

INTERPOL

12-28-2010

Criminal-Intelligence-Information

03-01-2017

Alaska-Homicide-Registry-VICAP

04-21-2011

Polygraph

01-14-2021

Interviews

04-03-2024

Arrest

05-01-2024

Tactical-Diving-Unit

12-28-2010

Major-Incident-Investigation

08-29-2022

Electronic-Surveillance-and-Monitoring

04-21-2011

Riot-and-Unlawful-Assembly

12-13-2010

Victim-s-Rights-Notification

04-21-2011

Motorized-Vehicle-and-Aircraft-Administration

05-08-2025

Bioterrorism-Response

11-23-2010

Canine-Unit-Operations

07-25-2023

Weapons-Standards-and-Types

11-06-2023

Special-Weapons-and-Tactics-(SWAT)

01-09-2025

Search-and-Rescue-Operations-(SAR)

10-05-2023

Child-Abuse

12-13-2010

Sexual-Assault-Offenses

05-10-2018

Service-of-Civil-and-Criminal-Process

04-21-2011

Departmental-Use-of-Social-Media

10-31-2022

Foot-Pursuit-Policy

02-28-2018

Operation-of-sUAS

09-05-2024

Mobile-Audio-and-Video-Recording

05-01-2024

Crisis-Negotiation-Team

04-03-2024

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