Admin 21 Orders

Question 1

What is Admin 21?

Answer 1

Orders

Question 2

If an employee receives a conflicting order or directive from a higher-ranking officer, then the original supervisor who gave the order,he shall?

Answer 2

advise the higher-ranking officer of the conflict in orders.

Question 3

Employees carrying out an order shall not be responsible for disobedience when higher-ranking officers do not resolve the conflict by altering or retracting the order. True or False?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Employee’s shall be required to obey an order that is unlawful or requires an unlawful act to be committed, or an order which is contrary to state or federal law or local ordinance as long as it was given by a supervisor. True or False?

Answer 4

False; He shall be strictly required to justify his action. No member of the department shall be subject to disciplinary action for having refused to obey an unlawful order.

Question 5

Members or employees who are given orders which they feel to be unjust or contrary to the rules, procedures, or policies of the Chattanooga Police Department (as opposed to those orders which are unlawful) must?

Answer 5

First obey the orders to the best of their ability. Following this, they may proceed to appeal.

Question 6

All personnel shall promptly answer and execute all transmissions from a Communications Center dispatcher. These transmissions shall be considered as direct orders from higher authority. True or False?

Answer 6

True

Question 7

A member or employee receiving an unlawful, unjust or improper order may appeal for relief from the order by?

Answer 7

The use of the grievance procedure. This grievance shall contain the facts of the incident and the action taken. No member of the department shall be subject to disciplinary action for appealing an order he/she considers to be unlawful, unjust or improper.