Police officers welcome the opportunity to demonstrate their public safety role to interested citizens. Multiple forms will need to be submitted for your request to be considered to ride along with a police officer.

Please follow the instructions below if you would like to participate in the program.


CITIZEN OBSERVER APPLICATION FORMS (AGES 19+)

Release and Hold Harmless Agreement

Citizen Observer Application

 

FORM INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Print the Release and Hold Harmless Agreement. The print icon is located on the upper left corner of the page.
  2. Fill out the agreement and have it notarized.
  3. After the Agreement is notarized, navigate back to the Ride Along webpage.
  4. Fill out the Citizen Observer Application.
  5. After filling in the form, click Submit & Sign.
  6. After clicking Submit & Sign, you’ll be prompted to upload a scanned copy of your notarized Release and Hold Harmless Agreement.
  7. Create a Signature and sign the page.
  8. Click Finalize and Submit.
  9. You will get a submission notification sent to the email you provided.
  10. If your application is approved, you will need to bring the Release and Hold Harmless Agreement and Citizen Observer Application with you to your ride along.

Note: If you do not submit a notarized Release and Hold Harmless Agreement with your application, then it will not be considered.


STUDENT OBSERVER APPLICATION FORMS (AGES 18 OR YOUNGER)

Student Release and Hold Harmless Agreement

Parent Release and Hold Harmless Agreement

Student Observer Application

 

FORM INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Print the Student Release and Hold Harmless Agreement and Parent Release and Hold Harmless Agreement. The print icon is located on the upper left corner of the page.
  2. Fill out the agreements and have both notarized.
  3. After the Agreements have been notarized, navigate back to the Ride Along webpage.
  4. Fill out the Student Observer Application.
  5. After filling in the form, click Submit & Sign.
  6. After clicking Submit & Sign, you’ll be prompted to upload scanned copies of your notarized Student Release and Hold
    Harmless Agreement and Parent Release and Hold Harmless Agreement.
  7. Create a Signature and sign the page.
  8. Click Finalize and Submit.
  9. You will get a submission notification sent to the email you provided.
  10. If your application is approved, you will need to bring copies of the Student Observer Application, Student Release and Hold Harmless Agreement, and Parent Release and Hold Harmless Agreement with you to your ride-along.

Note: If you do not submit notarized copies of the Student Release and Hold Harmless Agreement and Parent Release and Hold Harmless Agreement with your application, then it will not be considered.

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256-722-7100

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256-427-7020

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