POBR Flashcards
If prior to, or during an investigation it is deemed you may be criminally charged, what must happen?
Must be immediately advised of your rights.
When should an interrogation be done?
During a reasonable hours, usually during your work shift unless the seriousness requires otherwise, if not, you shall be paid in accordance to your departments OT policy.
Prior to the interrogation what shall employee be notified of what?
Name, rank, and command of the interrogating person’s (no more than 2). Shall also be informed of the nature of the investigation.
Can employee have representation during an investigation?
Yes, a rep of there choice
What does employee have the right to after an interrogation?
Any notes, reports, complaints not deemed as confidential.
Can employee bring there own recorded into an interrogation?
yes
Can interrogators use offensive language?
no
What can the department not release to the media without our consent?
address, and photograph
What do you have the right to while off duty and out of uniform?
engage in political activity
Except for a few exceptions, how long does an agency have to complete and investigation and take punitive action or deny a promotion after finding out about it?
1 year after becoming aware of misconduct.
What must happen before adverse comments can be placed into an employee’s personnel file?
Employee must be given chance to read and sign it
If employee has adverse comments placed into their file, what may then do?
may write response to be attached to it but must be done w/ 30 days
Do you have the right to inspect your personnel files?
Yes, during your normal hours
If the officer finds items he believes to be mistakenly places there or inaccurate, what may he do?
He may request they be removed in writing
Can you be compelled to take a lie detector test?
No, he may be asked, but can’t be made. And no punitive action can be take if he refuses. It also cannot be noted anywhere that he refused to take it.
