Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Law Enforcement and Cell Phone Use

   We received a call from Sheriff Kuntz regarding law enforcement and hand-held cell phone use. According to the Sheriff, during the regular business of the day law enforcement must follow the same law about hand-held devices, (cell phones, etc) as regular citizens.
   However, during an emergency call from dispatch, or during any emergency, an officer is allowed to use their hand-held cell phone. Therefore, both the initial letter-writer and the person who made the comment are correct.
   Sheriff Kuntz stated that he "discourages using the hand-held cell-phones by his deputies if at all possible, for safety reasons."

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