General Order 1.5 : Court Appearance

Question 1

Court room appearance ad testimony is an important responsibility from who?

Answer 1

Law enforcement

Question 2

It is policy of the IMPD that all department personnel must…

Answer 2

• Respond to subpoenas
• Appear in court prepared to testify
• project a professional image in compliance with the department’s personal appearance and dress code

Question 3

Department personnel will not provide expert or opinion testimony in any court case, civil, criminal or administrative hearing, unless when?

Answer 3

When required by law, departmental order or when properly served with a subpoena

Question 4

Employee

Answer 4

Those persons employed and regularly compensated by the department

Question 5

Member

Answer 5

Those persons, who are non-compensated, and have an official and recognized capacity in the
department

Question 6

Personnel

Answer 6

A term that includes all persons described within the terms “Employee” and “Member.”

Question 7

Officer

Answer 7

For the purposes of this general order, this term applies to all sworn peace officers (employed and
regularly compensated officers and reserve officers), as well as those civilian employees authorized to wear
a department uniform

Question 8

Who will be subpoenaed to court or allowed to collect overtime?

Answer 8

Officers who are necessary and essential to a case

Question 9

What do you do when you have receives a subpoena for a jury trial, but have not been contacted by a representative from the prosecutor’s office?

Answer 9

Contact the assigned prosecutor at least one week prior to the trial date.

Question 10

Officers are permitted to intentionally alter their regular work schedule in order to obtain overtime or earn accumulated time off for court hearings or meetings with court officials. T/F

Answer 10

False

Question 11

Delivery of all subpoenas will be directed to where?

Answer 11

The Court Coordinator’s office

Question 12

The Court Coordinator’s office will be available to recieve subpoenas during what hours and what days of the week?

Answer 12

0800 to 1600 hours, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays

Question 13

The Court Coordinator’s office will email or fax a “short-notice subpoenas” to the officer’s attention when delivered less than how many hours from the scheduled court date?

Answer 13

72 hours

Question 14

All subpoenas will be time-stamped and a copy will be retained of file for a period of…

Answer 14

one year