Chapter 10

Question 1

What is the Hatch Act?

Answer 1

No employee of the MDTA police, whether sworn or civilian, may engage in political activity while working in assignment that is funded by federal or state funds.

Question 2

The Internal Affairs Unit Commander reports directly to the Administrative Service Bureau Chief. However, the internal affairs unit commander has the authority to report directly to the ___.

Answer 2

Chief of Police

Question 3

Numbers of the MDTA police may request, through the ___, to review or inspect closed IAU investigative files in which they were the subject of the investigation. Information in the IAU files may be subject to redactions pursuant to the provisions of the public information act.

Answer 3

Public Information Act

Question 4

What form is used for immediately documenting personnel receiving a complaint?

Answer 4

Form 227

Question 5

Once a complaint has been documented, personnel receiving the complaint will seal the written complaint form in an envelope, and direct it to the attention of the ____.

Answer 5

Detachment/Unit Commanding officer

Question 6

____ is provided as an option to an officer in cases in which the alleged violation is minor in nature, is serious enough to compel formal disciplinary action, and the facts are not in dispute. An officer accused of a violation must waive his or her LEOBR rights and agree with the recommended penalty contained in the ___ to be eligible

Answer 6

Alternative Disciplinary Procedure (ADP)

Question 7

Detachment/unit investigations will be completed within ___ days of the receipt of the complaint.

Answer 7

45 days

Question 8

When an employee under investigation
is being interrogated, he will be provided with what forms?

Answer 8

•Notification of Complaint form
•Explanation of Law Enforcement Officers Rights form
•Notice of Interrogation and Order to Appear form
•Order Not to Discuss form

Question 9

When notified he will be interrogated, the officer must be allowed up to __ business days for an opportunity to obtain counsel for the investigation.

Answer 9

5 business days

Question 10

Following the recommendation from the PRC, the Division commander will instruct the Detachment commander to proceed with completing the ___ and ___.

Answer 10

•Administrative charge sheet (form 234)
•Waiver of hearing form (form 243)

Question 11

The accused has ___ days to accept the penalty listed on the waiver of hearing form.

Answer 11

10 calendar days

Question 12

At administrative hearings, the board shall consist of whom?

Answer 12

A chairperson at the rank of captain or major, and one member of equal rank to be charged employee.

Question 13

A strike must be executed within ___ days of the charged employee being advised of the board’s appointment.

Answer 13

5 working days, excluding Saturday and Sunday

Question 14

Within ___ days after the receipt of the recommendations of the hearing board, the chief of police shall review the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the hearing board and issue a final order.

Answer 14

30 days

Question 15

What is a category one departmental collision? What is the recommended penalty?

Answer 15

First preventable departmental collision within a three year period.

letter of reprimand

Question 16

What is a category two departmental collision? What is the recommended penalty?

Answer 16

Second departmental collision within 3 year period

8 hours loss of earned leave or 8 hours suspension without pay

Question 17

What is a category three departmental collision? What is the recommended penalty?

Answer 17

Third departmental collision within a 3 year period

16-24 hours loss of earned leave or 16-24 hours suspension without pay