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Members subpoenaed or notified by the court liaison detail to attend court or a pretrial conference held in the bear County Courthouse or Justice center should check in with the court liaison detail prior to reporting to court or a pretrial conference. Members attending all other courts should sign in with the—-
Court bailiff
If an officer attends a court, a hearing, or a pretrial conference at a location other than the Bexar County Courthouse, the Bexar County Justice Center, or the City’s Municipal Court, the officer shall write a report and attach it to the overtime card along with the notice to appear indicating this information?
A) Name of court or hearing attended
B) Dates and times the officer appeared
C) The reason for the officers attendance in the court or hearing
D) The name and phone number of a contact person from the court or hearing who can verify the officers attendance
Where is the court liaison detail located?
Bexar County criminal justice center
Subpoena process: district and county courts
Subpoenas issued less than ——-prior to the court date may be delivered by Bexar County deputy sheriffs, Bexar County District Attorney’s Office investigators or court liaison detail personnel.
Six days
Notification process: by court liaison detail
Who may notify the court liaison detail when a member is needed to testify in court or attend a pretrial conference?
This notification may or may not be associated with a prior issued subpoena.
The District attorneys office or a judge
District and county court standby procedures:
Officers may be placed on standby only through a subpoena issued by
1)
2)
3)
4)
1) the state
2) order from a judge
3) notification from the District attorneys office 4) notification from the court liaison detail
The standby hour for all district and county court is ?
unless otherwise stated on the subpoena or when notified by the court liaison detail
1000 to 1100 hours
If a member will be off duty when the standby is scheduled for district and county courts, are recording devices such as answering machines, voicemail, or pagers permitted during the standby hour?
No
What should officers who fail to appear in court or who are tardy to court do?
Submit a written report covering their absent or tardiness to their immediate supervisor
Who determines whether the absence or tardiness for court appearances is chargeable or non-chargeable against the officer?
The office of the chief of police
Officers responsible for a chargeable court absence shall forfeit how many hours of accrued vacation, holiday, or bonus day leave for the first violation?
Four hours
Officers responsible for a chargeable court tardiness shall forfeit how many hours of accrued vacation, holiday, or bonus day leave for the first tardiness?
Two hours
Off duty officers subpoenaed to testify in federal court or in any jurisdiction outside of Bexar County as a result of the officer’s employment as a SAPD officer shall apply for compensation or reimbursement from?
The jurisdiction in which they testify
When an officer is subpoenaed to more than one court on the same day how many subpoenas are honored for compensation?
Only one subpoena
Exceptions are appearances in one court in the morning and the other court in the afternoon
An officer required to stay in court beyond ——is compensated for the actual time spent in court
Three hours