The primary activity of Traffic Enforcement / 416 (Secondary Road Patrol) Deputies should be patrolling on secondary roads and enforcing traffic and criminal laws on those roads. This includes making traffic stops and issuing warnings or citations, investigating crashes, assisting motorists, backup other officers and responding to violations of criminal laws.
Secondary Road Patrol Deputies have a primary duty to patrol on Secondary Roads; However may have to perform the following functions if another deputy/police officer is not readily available:
- Performs patrols, traffic control, detection, investigation, and arrest of persons involved in crimes or misconduct.
- Responds to emergency radio calls and investigates all types of incidents that could be criminal, civil, or traffic related.
- Effectively complete reports on all dispatched complaints and ensure that it is the proper form for that type of incident.
- Investigates and renders assistance at the scene of vehicular accidents. Summons ambulances and other law enforcement vehicles and personnel, takes measurements, draws diagrams of the scene, interviews suspects, witnesses, and drivers, and preserves evidence.
- Conducts follow-up investigations of crimes to develop leads and tips, searches scenes of crimes for clues, analyzes and evaluates evidence and arrests offenders, and prepares cases for giving testimony and testifying in court proceedings.
- Safely operate and maintain assigned motor vehicles when responding to emergencies or fleeing subjects at high speeds, conducting traffic stops in a safe and non-obstructed roadway for high visibility, and when responding to calls of service in hazardous weather conditions.
- Maintain contact with Law Enforcement supervisory personnel to coordinate investigation activities, provides mutual assistance during emergency situations, and provides general information about Law Enforcement division activities.
- Undertakes community oriented road works and assists citizens with matters such as motorist assists, crime prevention, drug education, and traffic safety.
- Maintains assigned departmental equipment, supplies, and facilities and the accountability for all.