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HEADQUARTERS
AUTHORITY & JURISDICTION
PURPOSE:
ARREST AUTHORITY:
Federation Charter Articles 48 and 52, and SFUCMJ Section 810.10 authorizes SFSECIS Field Agents to apprehend persons subject to the totality of the SFUCMJ.
SFSECIS Field Agents are authorized to execute and serve any warrant or other process issued under the authority of any Federation Magistrate or Military Judge. Likewise Field Agents are authorized to make any arrest without a warrant in accordance with applicable laws and regulations when probable cause has been established.
Field Agent arrest authority (and subsequently operational jurisdiction, see below) lies solely within the bounds of Star Fleet service component personnel and property (Star Fleet naval units and Star Fleet Marine Corps units). Agents have no arrest powers beyond Star Fleet, and cannot apprehend, investigate or gather intelligence on any foreign power or Federation member citizen who is not an officer, warrant officer, non-commissioned officer or civilian employee of a Star Fleet service component.
EXCEPTION: In matters of vital security to the Federation, the UFP Supreme Court may issue arrest warrants, which by Charter member worlds must honor under Article 49.
CONFIDENTIAL ACCESS:
Operations in our four core mission areas are often extremely sensitive and require the processing of highly confidential information. Whether the investigation involves an individual, an entire Star Base or Star Fleet Marine Air Wing, SFSECIS Agents work diligently to protect the confidentiality of the individuals and that of any sensitive operational intelligence for any service component.
IDENTIFICATION & CREDENTIALS:
Each SFSECIS employee, regardless of grade or position, is issued an identification case, which opens in a ‘book’ style revealing left and right holographic components. The left component contains relevant credentials, while the right component will contain the employee’s shield if relevant, otherwise the SFSECIS logo.
Permanent SFSECIS credentials consist of two section ‘cards’. Card A (upper credential) identifies the agency, name, seal, and bearer title. Card B (lower credential) consists of a statement of authority, bearer photograph, credential number, the Director's signature, and bearer signature.
• Field Agents: issued a golden shield inscribed with the words of the employee’s current role and grade. Credentials and gold shields are only issued to Executive Staff, Field Agents and SF Marine Corps CID personnel designated as such. The bearer's authority is outlined on all Field Agent credentials as: "is authorized as a Federation Law Enforcement Officer to carry firearms and conduct investigations of violations of the laws of the United Federation of Planets for the Star Fleet.
• Operational Specialists: issued a silver shield inscribed with the words Operational Specialists. The shield of an Operational Specialists conveys no police powers and is only used to quickly identify the holder as a law enforcement affiliate to ensure the employee's safety or to effectively accomplish his/her assigned operational duties.
Credentials are issued to personnel who actively participate as non-law enforcement officers in the operational aspects of criminal investigations and operations, counterintelligence investigations and operations, collection activity and analysis, and Star Fleet law enforcement and security. Employees who qualify for these credentials include, but are not limited to the following series: intelligence specialist/intelligence operations specialist, investigations specialist, investigative computer specialist, physical security specialist, training specialist, and forensic specialist.
JURISDICTION:
SFSECIS has primary jurisdiction to conduct criminal investigative operations on any Star Fleet/Star Fleet Marine Corps facility, outpost, base, vessel or training campus. Other Star Fleet law enforcement organizations may conduct law enforcement operations within the purview of their respective commands; however, they must first coordinate with SFSECIS for deconfliction purposes.
While Field Agents may visit Federation member worlds in the due course of investigations, they must partner with planetary governments and local law enforcement agencies for any investigatory actions or the arrest of non Star Fleet personnel.
OPERATIONAL AUTHORITY:
The Charter of the United Federation of Planets, Articles 48 and 52 provide for the creation of Star Fleet along with the maintenance of interplanetary peace and security. The SFSECIS is bound by these Articles, and is directed to protect Star Fleet service component interests, to investigate suspected/alleged criminal and terrorist activity, and to conduct protective service operations.
Operational authority in SFSECIS flows from the Director in Charge through the Executive Deputy Directors and down the chain of command to individual functional units, agents, and analysts.
WEAPONS AUTHORIZATION:
Firearm instruction is included in the Field Agent Basic Training Program (FABTP). Field Agents, along with all supervisory and Director-level (‘gold shield’) grades must qualify with their sidearms twice per calendar year.
Title 10, Section 1585 of the Articles of Federation authorize SFSECIS Probationary Agents (AG-1) and above to carry and use service approved firearms (Types I or II Phasers, as circumstances warrant) while on duty at all times, on and off installations, star bases, and starships. SFSECIS Field Agents are required to carry firearms while on duty, except as follows:
a. Exclusion Areas. When in “exclusion areas” where special weapons/systems are stored, the need for a Field Agent to carry a firearm in such areas will be left to the discretion of the administrator or commanding officer having responsibility for the “exclusion area.” Examples of exclusion areas include:
• Hospitals
• Foreign Embassies
• Star Fleet/Federation Correctional facilities
b. Court Rooms. SFSECIS personnel may be armed in military court rooms as long as the weapon is concealed and the Presiding Judge is notified and approves. This does not apply to Federation or other civilian courts, where SFSECIS agents will typically surrender their firearm[s] to the Officers of the Court for the duration of the proceedings.
USE OF FORCE AUTHORIZATION:
INHERENT RIGHT OF SELF DEFENSE:
DE-ESCALATION AND USE OF NON-DEADLY FORCE:
I. When time and circumstances permit, the threatening force should be verbally warned and given the opportunity to withdraw or cease threatening actions.
II. Normally, force is to be used only as a last resort, and the force used should be the minimum necessary to neutralize the conflict and reasonable to counter the threat. If force is required, non-deadly force is authorized and may be used to control a situation or to provide self-defense of others, when doing so is reasonable under the current circumstances.AUTHORIZATION FOR THE USE OF DEADLY FORCE:
POLICY: Deadly force is to be used only when all lesser means have failed or cannot reasonably be implemented. All SFSECIS sidearms are defaulted to the 'STUN' setting and should not be altered except for dire circumstances outlined below. SFSECIS Field Agents are authorized to use deadly force only under the following circumstances:
I. To protect yourself and/or others if you reasonably believe that you and/or they are in imminent danger of death or serious bodily harm;
II. When deadly force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the actual theft, sabotage or destruction of properly designated Star Fleet service component asses vital to the security of the Federation;
III. When deadly force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the actual theft, sabotage or destruction of inherently dangerous Star Fleet property (weapons, ordinance, technology, etc.);
IV. When deadly force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the sabotage or destruction of Star Fleet service component critical infrastructure. For the purpose of Star Fleet operations, "critical infrastructure" is defined as CINCSF-designated systems or components, vital to health or safety, the damage to which the CINCSF determines would create an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm.
V. When deadly force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the commission of a serious offense that involves imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm (for example, setting fire/explosives in an occupied building), including the defense of other persons, where deadly force is directed against the person threatening to commit the offense. Examples included murder, armed robbery, and aggravated assault.
VI. When deadly force reasonably appears to be necessary to prevent the escape of a prisoner, provided there is probable cause to believe that such person(s) have committed or attempted to commit a serious offense, that is, one that involves imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm to others.
VII. When deadly force reasonably appears to be necessary to arrest or apprehend a person who, there is probable cause to believe, has committed a serious offence involving violence or threatened death or serious bodily harm and is a continued threat to the safety of others.UPDATE HISTORY:
SD 360403 - Created by Michael Dailey
SD 360413 - Added Deadly Force section - Michael Dailey
