HPM 100.86 - RISK MANAGEMENT Flashcards
A CHP 268 shall be completed and forwarded to ORM within ______ calendar days
7 Calendar Days
Form - Risk Management Potential Civil Litigation Report
CHP 268
_____________ are defined as those incidents which have a high probability of resulting in the Department or State of California as a defendant in a civil lawsuit
Threshold Incidents
Threshold Incidents examples: (4)
- Officer seriously injured / killed in line of duty.
- Incident with officer / serious injury, hospitalization or death to member of public.
- Officer discharges firearm. (On purpose or not) (Whether hits someone or not) (On or off duty)
- Any sensitive/complex internal investigation when liability appears to be that of the Dept
NON Threshold Potential Civil Liability Incidents:
(MAY cause liability)
- PV CRASH results in other visible / COP injury to party that is not a member of Dept. (A non-serious injury)
- USE OF FORCE results in visible / COP injury to suspect
- Incident involving other visible / COP injury from the USE OF HANDCUFFS (redness/indentations only don’t require CHP 268)
- Felony stop on innocent person
- Civilian slip/fall in front lobby
- Accidental spike strip
- Damage caused by push-bumper
Threshold Incidents require an immediate notification to who?
ORM via ENTAC
NON Threshold incidents require CHP 268 sent to ORM within ___ calendar days.
However, ______ notification is not required.
Within 7 calendar days
No ENTAC notification
The ________ form is an attorney-client privileged document utilized for the purpose of relaying sensitive information to the Office of Legal Affairs (OLA).
CHP 268
A completed CHP 268 shall be transmitted by Area to the appropriate Division within
______ calendar days of the date of the incident.
7 calendar days
Division shall review the CHP 268 (including changes or corrections Division requires Area to make) and submit the report to ORM within _____ calendar days from the date of receipt.
Within 10 calendar days from receiving it
A NON-THRESHOLD PCL Incident requires the transmission of
a completed CHP 268 by Area to the appropriate Division within ______ calendar
days of the date of the incident.
7 calendar days
For a NON-THRESHOLD incident, Division shall review the CHP 268 and submit the report to ORM within _____ calendar days from the date of receipt. Notification to ______ not required.
10 calendar days
Don’t need to notify ENTAC
In those instances when a CHP 268 cannot be completed in the required time frame, a ___________ report shall be created.
Preliminary
As soon as practical after an incident, a supervisor with direct knowledge of the incident shall complete a _________________ of the incident and submit the report to ORM
Chronological summary
In the event more than one departmental employee is directly involved in an incident which could give rise to civil liability, how many reports shall be completed?
Only one report.
All employees shall be listed on the CHP 268 as “Involved” or
“Witness” based upon their role in the incident.
In the event more than one SUBJECT is directly involved in an incident, how many liability reports shall be completed?
Only 1 report.
All subjects shall be listed on the CHP 268 as “Suspect,” “Witness,” “Victim,” “Driver,” or “Passenger” based upon their role in the incident.
The preliminary CHP 268 shall be stored where?
In the Area’s Risk Management Reports folder located under Favorites in Windows Explorer. Saving the report to the Risk Management Reports folder will serve as the required written notification to ORM
After a liability incident, the supervisor shall complete the ______________, including any perceived policy and/or law violations and whether the supervisor believes the employee(s) acted within departmental policy.
the Supervisor Review
This review shall include any follow-up investigation
How long are THRESHOLD Incident documents required to be retained?
Shall be retained on a 10 year litigation hold
How long are NON-THRESHOLD Incident documents required to be retained?
Shall be retained on a 5 year litigation hold
If an incident involves criminal prosecution and results in incarceration, the liability documents shall be retained as evidence for how long?
Held for the required time periods (5/10 years)
OR the length of incarceration, whichever is longer.
Copies of audio/video recordings (MVARS, mobile phones, body cameras) should not be mailed to _____ unless a request is sent
ORM
They can be mailed with “Confidential” on outside of envelope
Form - Risk Management Use of Force Report
CHP 275
Use of Force WITHOUT injury. Is a CHP 275 required?
Is a CHP 268 required?
Yes. Shall be documented on CHP 275.
No. A CHP 268 is only required when there is a concern for civil liability (claims of excessive force, violations of policy, statements don’t match evidence)
ALL use of force incidents that result in INJURY to a civilian, SHALL be documented on a ______ along with a _________
CHP 275 and CHP 268
ECD deployments where ONLY injury is probe/puncture marks OR incidents where proper handcuffing results in redness/indentations ARE or ARE NOT considered a Use of Force Incident resulting in injury?
No. These are not considered uses of force with injuries.
What form shall be filled out if a subject attacks a peace officer and the attack results in serious or fatal injuries to the officer?
CHP 275
What form shall be filled out if a subject discharges a firearm of a peace officer, whether the officer was struck or not?
CHP 275
The CHP 275 shall be completed for any incident in which a peace officer utilizes force to overcome ______________________ from an uncooperative civilian.
Physical resistance.
How soon after a use of force incident shall a supervisor complete a CHP 275?
As soon as practical
A completed CHP 275 shall be sent by Area to Division within ____ calendar days.
Within 7 calendar days of the incident.
A completed CHP 275 shall be sent by Division to ORM within ____ calendar days.
Within 7 calendar days.
In those instances when the CHP 275 can’t be completed in the required time frames, Areas/Divisions shall notify ORM of the delay via ______________
Email to RiskManagementUnit@chp.ca.gov
The mere display or threatened or attempted Use of Force option DOES or DOES NOT constitute a UOF incident for reporting purposes.
Does not.
(Displaying ECD or baton to de-escalate, displaying firearm in felony stop)
A CHP 268 can still be completed, though, if a supervisor believes incident could result in civil liability
Whether or not the subject was struck, if an officer discharges their firearm a CHP 275 SHOULD / SHALL be reported.
SHALL be reported on CHP 275
If a firearm is displayed only by an officer (on felony stop) and the civilian ends up being innocent, what form shall be completed?
CHP 268
Does the display alone of a firearm constitute a UOF for reporting purposes?
No
A ________ shall be completed when any control hold is used to overcome PHYSICAL RESISTANCE from an uncooperative subject
CHP 275
A CHP 275 IS or IS NOT required for the mere use of an approved handcuffing technique on a compliant subject
Is NOT required
If a compliant subject sustains an inadvertent injury or exhibits an unrelated illness during the course of an enforcement contact, the inadvertent injury or unrelated illness itself DOES or DOES NOT constitute a UOF for reporting purposes.
Does NOT
These types of incidents should be documented on a CHP 268 as a non-threshold PCL incident