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UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO (U/FOUO) Less-Than-Lethal Devices Policy Guide authorized and approved by the FBI. The FBI's Iess-than-lethal program manager is responsible for approving all less-than-lethal products for use by FBI personnel, to include chemical agents. (U) SAs and FBI police officers are authorized to use chemical agents only in those situations where the use of such force is justified under the DOJ Policy Statement. [See Appendix F F.1 of DIOG 2.0] (U) SAs and FBI police officers are permitted to use OC as reasonably necessary on (U) All incidents involving the use of OC must be reported in accordance with the recordkeeping requirements found in Section 6 of this Guide. 4.4. (U) Authorization for ProfessionaI Support Employees to Carry FBI Issued. Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) (U) Authorization for non-law enforcement personnel to carry FBI-issued OC may only be granted by the assistant director in charge (ADiC)/ special agent in charge (SAC) after consultation with the chief division counsel (CDC) (in accordance with DkX(.2..$ection.3.5.) regarding any applicable state law that may prohibit the. carrying of OC by civilians. Both civil and criminal penalties may potentially apply when individuals who are not law enforcement officers carry chemical agents not commercially available to the public. Professional support employees should be authorized to carry FBI issued OC only where operationally necessary for self- defense purposes due to the nature of their particular job duties. Guidance from the Office of the General Counsel, Civil Litigation Unit regarding the granting of this authorization can be found in the "Legal Authorities" appendix of this guide. (U) ADIC/SAC authorization must be documented throygh electronic communication. (EC) to control file] b7E (U) Prior to carrying OC, the employee must also successfully complete a course of instruction provided by a certified FBI defensive tactics instructor. This course includes exposure to OC and is the same course SAs must attend. (U) Non-law enforcement personnel authorized to carry FBI-issued OC should, after exposing a subject to OC, immediately leave the danger area and follow the guidelines in this policy guide, and then notify local law enforcement of the. circumstances surrounding its use. They will then follow the same FBI reporting requirements as SAs and FBI police officers, which are detailed in Section 6 of this guide. 4.5. (U) Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) Procedures (U) Only SAs, FBI police officers, and other authorized personnel who have received written authorization and proper training are authorized to use Oleoresin Capsicum individual protective devices (IPD). (U) The transporting of Oleoresin Capsicum individual protective devices is not Administration (FAA) rules and regulations. 8 UNCLASSIFIED/AFOUO-