Rule 311-1-09 | Jacket specifications.
(A) The following styles of jacket are approved for wear with the uniform, and may be assigned at the discretion of the sheriff:
(1) A softshell jacket;
(2) A hip length simple style jacket made with taslon nylon or equivalent material;
(3) A hip-length deluxe style jacket made from Gore-Tex or equivalent moisture barrier material, with set-in or raglan sleeves;
(4) A thigh length parka made from high impact nylon shell fabric.
(5) An Eisenhower- or "Ike-" style jacket with the following design:
(a) Waist length jacket or blouse resembling a suit or a sport coat with a pleated back, adjustable waist band, fly-front buttons, bellows chest pockets, slash side pockets, and shoulder straps.
(b) Features consist of: notched lapels, five metal buttons from collar to belted waist, two flapped and button-through patch pockets at the breast and two identically styled patch pockets below the belted waist. Pockets are either box-pleated or bellows-styled-pleats.
(B) All jackets shall be black.
(C) All jackets shall have a badge tab constructed from the same fabric as the jacket's outer shell and attached on the left breast pocket.
(D) The shoulder emblem prescribed by rule 311-1-16 of the Administrative Code shall be stitched on each sleeve, centered one and one-half inches below the shoulder seam.
(E) At the discretion of the sheriff, the word "SHERIFF" in capital letters, and of a reflective threading or fabric, may be affixed to the back of the jacket.
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