501 Code of Conduct

Question 1

Members are required to notify the Sheriff if they are arrested or cited for a criminal violation in any jurisdiction or, if not arrested or criminally cited, when criminal charges are formally placed against the member (e.g. indictment, information filed, charging notice filed). The notification must be in writing and submitted to the employee’s immediate supervisor and/or Commanding Officer within __ hours of the member’s return to work following the arrest or the issuance of the criminal citation. The receiving supervisor will immediately forward the correspondence through the chain of command to the Sheriff.

Answer 1

24 hours

Question 2

If an officer must initiate police action against any member of another police agency, the officer shall notify ____ ______ immediately

Answer 2

their supervisor

Question 3

____ _____ the _____ : Members have a duty to be truthful in all civil, criminal, and administrative investigations. On or off-duty employee shall knowingly depart from the truth in making reports, affidavits, court documents, in giving testimony, or in connection with official duties.

Answer 3

Departure from the Truth

Question 4

_____ to be ____ _____: Members have a duty to be truthful in all civil, criminal, and administrative investigations or inquiries. Employees who repudiate their previous testimony are further obligated to admit their attempted failure to be forthcoming in previous testimony and are further directed to provide truthful testimony.

Answer 4

Failure to be Wholly Candid

Question 5

If members are served with process (a lawsuit) for conduct arising in the course and scope of their employment, they must immediately notify the _____ of ____ _____ at (904) 630-1700 and immediately forward a copy of the process with which they have been served.

Answer 5

Office of General Counsel

Question 6

Members shall furnish notification, in writing, of their intent to file a suit arising out of their official duties in any court of law to the ______ via the member’s chain of command not less than ___ days before the actual filing date.

Answer 6

Undersheriff

5 days

Question 7

Members who have a damage suit filed against them by reason of acts performed by them in the line of duty shall immediately notify their ______ _____ in writing, who in turn, shall notify the _____.

Answer 7

Commanding Officer

Sheriff

Question 8

Members who have an Injunction for Protection filed against them shall immediately notify their Commanding Officer in writing, who in turn, shall notify the _____ ____ of ____ _____.

Answer 8

Commanding Officer of Internal Affairs.

Question 9

Political Activities: No member shall give testimonials or permit their names or photographs to be used for advertising while inferring their employment with the JSO unless written permission is obtained from the ____;

Answer 9

Sheriff

Question 10

Employees who receive requests to speak to any public or private group as a representative of the JSO, outside of the function of their normal on-duty requirements, shall contact the _____ _____ ____ who shall complete a Speaker’s Bureau Form (P-1638) and submit it to the appropriate approving Assistant Chief or higher authority.

Answer 10

Police Information Officer

Question 11

A member may accept a reward with the written approval of his _____ _____or higher authority

Answer 11

Division Chief

Question 12

Members shall not attempt to obtain a bond reduction or ROR (released on your own recognizance) for another person without prior approval from their respective ______ ______ or higher authority

Answer 12

Department Director

Question 13

______ _____includes any behavior that brings the Sheriff’s Office into disrepute or ridicule, reflects discredit upon the member in his or her association with the Sheriff’s Office, or impairs the ability of the member to perform his or her official duties.

Answer 13

Unbecoming conduct

Question 14

____ _____ _____ is the detention, interdiction, or other disparate treatment of any person on the basis of their race, color, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identification, physical handicap, economic status, age, cultural group, religion or other belief system.

Answer 14

Bias-based profiling

Question 15

is defined as the violation of any federal, state, or local law, any violation of rules and regulations as set forth in the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations of the City of Jacksonville, any violation of Sheriff’s Office General Orders and other directives, refusal to obey any lawful commands, or any conduct that is prejudicial to the good name and reputation of the City of Jacksonville or the Office of the Sheriff

Answer 15

Misconduct

Question 16

_____ _____– conduct that involves criminal violations of the law or actions on the part of the employee which warrant a detailed investigation by the Internal Affairs Unit and which could lead to suspension, demotion, reduction in pay, or dismissal of the employee.

Answer 16

Serious misconduct

Question 17

_____ _____ – conduct which does not require, formal investigation by the Internal Affairs Unit, but may warrant informal counseling by one’s supervisor, remedial training, or minor disciplinary action.

Answer 17

Minor misconduct

Question 18

Hierarchy of Training and Discipline: Non-Disciplinary Actions: ______,_____ _____ and _____ _____ sessions are not disciplinary actions

Answer 18

Training, informal counseling and formal counseling

Question 19

_____ is a positive and constructive method of improving the productivity and effectiveness of an employee

Answer 19

Training

Question 20

_____ _____is an oral communication between a supervisor and employee, which is positive and correctively advisory in nature and is the first step in bringing about improvements in the employee’s behavior

Answer 20

Informal Counseling

Question 21

_____ _____ Session is a discussion between a supervisor and a subordinate in which the subordinate’s improper behavior and necessary improvements are brought to his/her attention.

Answer 21

A Formal Counseling

Question 22

Formal counseling sessions shall be documented outside of the employee’s personnel file on an _____ _____ _____.

Answer 22

Employee Improvement Form

Question 23

_____ _____ ____ ___ is generally the first disciplinary step in terms of severity of corrective action. It is positive discipline administered when an employee has violated an order, rule, or procedure, or where a violation could have an impact on morale, discipline, or reflects negatively on the Office of the Sheriff

Answer 23

Written Reprimand Level One

Question 24

_____ _____ ____ ____ is a more serious official censure of unacceptable acts or behavior, which is administered in a positive manner

Answer 24

Written Reprimand Level Two

Question 25

A written reprimand level two shall also document all formal counseling sessions received in the prior __ months contained within the employee’s supervisor’s file.

Answer 25

12 months

Question 26

A written reprimand level two may be given in association with other higher forms of disciplinary action which may include:

Answer 26

(1) Forfeiture of leave time;
(2) Reduction of pay;
(3) Suspension without pay; and/or
(4) Demotion

Question 27

_____ ____ ______and above may counsel or require additional training for an employee without prior approval. If in doubt, first line supervisors should consult with higher authority before acting.

Answer 27

First line supervisors

Question 28

Recommendations of suspension without pay, reduction in pay, forfeiture of leave time, demotion, or dismissal shall be routed through the chain-of-command to the ______ with the exception of probationary employees who cannot perform their job function.

Answer 28

Undersheriff

Question 29

____ ____ ____ or designee can suspend, reduce pay, cause forfeiture of leave time, demote, or dismiss an employee.

Answer 29

Only the Sheriff

Question 30

Emergency Suspension: Any ______ _____ may impose an emergency suspension without pay against a member in accordance with applicable contracts and the Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations. Prior to imposing the emergency suspension, the _______ ______ desiring to impose the suspension will notify the ____of the _____ _____ _____ to discuss the incident.

Answer 30

Commanding Officer
Commanding Officer
Chief of the Professional Standards Division,

Question 31

When an emergency suspension without pay is imposed, the Commanding Officer will collect and secure the suspended member’s _____ _____, _____, __ ___ ____, and ___ _____.

Answer 31

Identification (ID) card, badge, all issued weapons, and city vehicle

Question 32

The suspended member will be told to report to his ____ ____ the next normal business day.

Answer 32

Division Chief

Question 33

Members may only be placed on immediate suspension without pay for up to___ working days.

Answer 33

20

Question 34

Within ____ working days of the commencement of the suspension, the member must be provided with a detailed written notice of the disciplinary action as described in Civil Service and Personnel Rules and Regulations.

Answer 34

three

Question 35

Once the meeting with the Division Chief has taken place, a decision to keep the employee in a suspension-without-pay status must be made by the _______, or designee, in consultation with the Internal Affairs Unit and/or the Chief of Human Resources.

Answer 35

Undersheriff

Question 36

If a Police Officer is temporarily suspended without pay with reinstatement to follow, the ____ ____ or designee will retain the equipment.

Answer 36

Division Chief

Question 37

If a Police Officer is suspended without pay with dismissal intended to follow, all issued equipment will be turned in to the ____ _____.

Answer 37

Supply Unit

Question 38

The ____ _____ ____ reviews recommended administrative charges and disciplinary actions for officers that are facing suspension, demotion, or termination. Any officer facing suspension, demotion, or dismissal

Answer 38

Disciplinary Hearing Board

Question 39

The DHB shall be composed of ____ members with two members being selected by the _____ or designee, two members being selected by the aggrieved or charged member, and the fifth member being selected by the other four members. None of the members of the DHB may be related to the accused officer.

Answer 39

5

Sheriff