240 IAC 5-4-1 - Operational procedures

Authority: IC 10-11-2-10

Affected: IC 10-11-2-10

Sec. 1.

(A) General. The use of ILEEN will be confined to police related activity requiring emergency communication for police mobile units that individual agencies regular police radio facilities could not provide.

(B) Allowable Communications.

(1) Emergency

Those communications requiring coordination and cooperation of mobile units during riots, disasters, etc., or in effecting the apprehension of a person or persons suspected of being involved in a recently committed crime and who are leaving, or believed to be leaving, the jurisdiction of the police unit in pursuit. When such an emergency occurs and the operator of the mobile unit elects to use ILEEN, assistance shall be called for in the following manner.

(A) Initial Call

The message must contain enough information so that the listening units can determine whether they can or can not be of assistance.

EXAMPLE:

ILEEN, Vigo County 21 enroute South on U.S. 41 approaching Farmersburg in pursuit.

(B) Answer

A unit hearing the initial call and being in position to assist will answer.

EXAMPLE:

Vigo County 17 on U.S. 41 at Shelburn.

(C) After contact has been established, the remainder of the communications will be handled following proper police radio procedures excluding the use of any signal or code. When several units are involved in an activity, caution will be exercised so as not to overload the frequency. This will be implemented by transmitting only when the involved units have pertinent information or when they need information to properly participate.

(2) Service

Those communications which render a service to itinerant law enforcement vehicles while transporting prisoners or having other service needs. To provide this service, base stations have been installed at all State Police District Headquarters. When a service need occurs and the operator of the mobile elects to use ILEEN, service shall be called for in the following manner:

(A) Initial Call

The message must contain sufficient information so that a listening unit or station can determine who can best provide the required service.

EXAMPLE:

ILEEN SERVICE, Vigo County 5 on U.S. 40 just west of Manhattan, a property damage accident wrecker is needed.

(B) When in range and the service is such that it can be provided by a base station, the call should be directed to that specific State Police station.

EXAMPLE:

ILEEN State Police Terre Haute, Vigo County 17.

(C) After contact is established, the remainder of the communication will be handled following proper police radio procedures excluding the use of any signal or code.

(3) Broadcasts

The State Police District Headquarters will broadcast information pertaining to stolen vehicles, felony vehicles and felony acts, if the information is available within one hour of the time of the crime's commission and if information is sufficient for visual identification. No acknowledgement of these broadcasts is required or desired, and further traffic would not be called for unless the need would develop according to an emergency situation. If a repeat or further information is needed, this must be obtained from the unit's own radio base station on that station's frequency.

(4) Testing

Ordinarily, adequate testing of the equipment will be accomplished by the technician on the service bench. Discrete operational testing will be allowed by calling the nearest State Police District Headquarters and requesting a report or by checking with another mobile unit.

EXAMPLES:

Car to Station:

ILEEN, State Police Terre Haute, Vigo County 6, signal report.

Car to Car:

ILEEN, Vigo County 16, Vigo County, signal report. In either example, the called station or mobile will simply respond "Vigo County 6, good signal" or other appropriate short message to describe the signal.

(5) Summary

The efficiency and reliability of ILEEN will be directly under the control of each mobile unit participating in this program. Superfluous traffic will degrade the system and should be avoided by all participants. Likewise, all participants should monitor the system with the purpose of reminding violators that their superfluous transmissions are not desirable. The system will function only as well as the users wish.

(A) Bear in mind that all calls will be heard by monitors, as well as mobile units. No immediate response does not necessarily indicate that the transmission was not received; however, the transmission should be repeated. This will allow a monitoring station to alert a mobile unit that may be in the vicinity but not in service. Also, a request for service may be monitored and the necessary service dispatched by the monitoring agency.

(B) When all communications relative to the particular operation have been completed, the FCC call sign must be announced. This identifies the licensee as required by the FCC Rules and also will indicate the end of the transmission.

EXAMPLE:

State Police 32-16, KA 2181

Lafayette Police Department Car 9

KB3624

Hamilton County Sheriff Car 23

KA6439

Notes

240 IAC 5-4-1

State Police Department; Ch I, Sec II; filed Dec 20, 1978, 2:43 pm: 2 IR 142; readopted filed Oct 17, 2001, 10:05 a.m.: 25 IR 935; readopted filed Jul 2, 2007, 3:01 p.m.: 20070711-IR-240070255RFA