Federal Bureau of Investigation 6/27/2023

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 7 46. The use of other investigative methods (search warrants, interceptions of oral communications, etc.) and reporting procedures in connection therewith will be consistent with the policies and procedures of the FBI. B. Undercover Operations 47. All NWBTWTF undercover operations will be conducted and reviewed in accordance with FBI guidelines and the U.S. Attorney General's Guidelines on FBI Undercover Operations. All participating agencies may be requested to enter into an additional agreement if an employee of the participating agency is assigned duties which require the officer to act in an undercover capacity. USE OF LESS-THAN-LETHAL-DEVICES1 48. The parent agency of each individual assigned to the NWBTWTF will ensure that while the individual is participating in FBI-led task force operations in the capacity of a task force officer, task force member, or task force participant, the individual will carry only less-lethal devices that the parent agency has issued to the individual, and that the individual has been trained in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedures. 49. The parent agency of each individual assigned to the NWBTWTF will ensure that the agency’s policies and procedures for use of any less-lethal device that will be carried by the task force officer, task force member, or task force participant are consistent with the DOJ policy statement on the Use of Less-Than-Lethal Devices.2 DEADLY FORCE AND SHOOTING INCIDENT POLICIES 50. NWBTWTF personnel will follow their own agencies’ policies concerning firearms discharge and use of deadly force. 1 Pursuant to Section VIII of the DOJ Less-Than-Lethal Devices Policy dated May 16, 2011, all state/local officers participating in joint task force operations must be made aware of and adhere to the policy and its limits on DOJ officers. 2 Less-lethal – When use of force is required, but deadly force may not be appropriate, law enforcement officers may employ less-lethal weapons to gain control of a subject. Less-lethal weapons are designed to induce a subject to submit or comply with directions. These weapons give law enforcement officers the ability to protect the safety of officers, subjects, and the public by temporarily incapacitating subjects. While less-lethal weapons are intended to avoid causing any serious harm or injury to a subject, significant injuries and death can occur from their use. The term “less-than-lethal” is synonymous with “less-lethal”, “non-lethal”, “non-deadly”, and other terms referring to devices used in situations covered by the DOJ Policy on the Use of Less -Than- Lethal Devices. “Less-lethal” is the industry standard and the terminology the FBI has elected to utilize in reference to this policy.