Special Means Use in Police Work

Speclīdzekļi kurus pielieto policijas darbinieki (Special means use in police work) 1. Rights of Police Officers to Use Physical Force, Special Means, Special Vehicles, Use Service Dogs and Horses and Place Detained Persons at Places of Temporary Keeping Police officer, in performing his or her office duties, has the right to use physical force, special fighting techniques, special means (chemical substances, objects or mechanisms intended for self-protection or ensuring of public order and security, but which are not weapons) and special vehicles, use service dogs and horses, as well as to place detained persons at places of temporary keeping and in vehicles intended for such reasons, but in exceptional cases, if there is a large number of detained persons, also at places of temporary keeping confined temporarily, in order to: 1. repel an attack on persons, police officers and persons who are performing their duties of service in guaranteeing public safety and in the fight against crime; 2. repel an attack on buildings, premises, structures and means of transport regardless of their ownership, or free facilities occupied by armed persons; 3. free hostages; 4. prevent mass disorder and group violations of public order; 5. arrest and convey persons violating the law to a police institution, as well as restrain arrested, detained and convicted persons if such persons do not submit to or resist police officers, or if there is reason to believe that such persons may escape or do harm to other persons nearby or themselves; 6. stop intentionally wrongful resistance to lawful requests made by police officers or other persons performing service duties in guaranteeing public order or in the fight against crime.