Ah, okay ... though I answered prematurely (on the way out the classroom door at that moment) because a police department can also be any one of a number of other agencies such as schools and even special districts. Though I figured you were referring to a muni PD.
If the acting CM was not a professional CM it only makes it more likely that mistakes will be made on this often misunderstood law such as it might apply to Chiefs. But, if no penalties were applied it is unlikely that this will end up in any litigation.

