Section 2501.50  Firearms Authorization

a)         Employees shall not be authorized to carry or use a firearm unless they have received Department firearms training and qualification.

b)         The Director may authorize employees to carry firearms:

1)         To escort or transport a committed youth outside the facilities of the Department and to return from such trips;

2)         To protect, arrest, apprehend and reconfine a committed youth;

3)         To fill assigned security positions requiring firearms as standard equipment; and

4)         For training purposes.

c)         The Director may personally authorize other agency employees to carry firearms after determining that there is a need based upon the specific duties and responsibilities of the employee.