Sec. 116.708. - Disposition of Auxiliary Police Officer's badges, cap and service sidearm upon leaving auxiliary service after 20 or more years.

(a) An auxiliary police officer ("Member") who has served as a member of one of the auxiliary units recognized by the Sheriff to assist the Office of the Sheriff in law enforcement activities for a period of 20 or more years and upon certification by the Sheriff that the member is leaving in good standing may be entitled, at the Sheriff's discretion, to keep and retain the auxiliary officer's breast badge, pocket badge and service cap with badge and the service sidearm assigned to him or her upon leaving such volunteer service with the auxiliary unit. (b) Upon the death of any Member of the Sheriff's Office Auxiliary Units, the following may be entitled, at the Sheriff's discretion, to keep and retain the Member's Sheriff's Office breast badge, pocket badge, service cap with badge and the service sidearm then assigned to the Member. (1) The surviving spouse; or (2) If there is no surviving spouse, the oldest surviving lineal descendant of the Member. (c) All items provided in this Section to a former Member are subject to the perpetual responsibility and obligation that they be properly used and displayed, and are subject to forfeiture and return to the Sheriff's Office, upon reasonable proof that a former Member, surviving spouse or lineal descendent improperly displayed or used the item. (Ord. 98-372-E, § 1; Ord. 2008-958-E, § 1; Ord. 2021-708-E , § 1) Editor's note— Ord. No. 98-372-E, § 1, amended the Code by adding a new § 116.706. In order to prevent duplication of Section numbers, the editor has redesignated the new provision as a new § 116.708.