Procedure 311

Question 1

3. If an officer attends a court, a hearing, or a pre-trial 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 ______ and attach it to the overtime card along with the notice to appear indicating:

Answer 1

report

Question 2

G. Members do not testify in a civil proceeding unless they are properly subpoenaed by either the plaintiff or the defendant in the case. Immediately upon receiving a civil subpoena, members shall notify __________ and contact ___________ to see if an attorney needs to review the civil case.

Answer 2

their chain of command

the Legal Advisor’s Office

Question 3

B. The Court Liaison Detail is open from ___________ hours, Monday through Friday.

Answer 3

0745 to 1630

Question 4

04 SUBPOENA PROCESS - DISTRICT and COUNTY COURTS
C. Subpoenas issued less than _________ days 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. Members shall cooperate with the deputies, investigators, and Court Liaison Detail personnel serving subpoenas for the District and County Courts.

Answer 4

six (6)

Question 5

E. Once a member has received a subpoena, he shall not schedule any type of leave for the date and time of the standby period. If Court Liaison personnel or a __________ verbally contacts a member and places them on stand-by or advises them they are to appear in a court on a specific date and time, the member may not schedule leave for the specified date and time. A supervisor reviews the subpoena log prior to authorizing leave for members to ensure the member has no subpoenas during the period of the requested leave.

Answer 5

judge

Question 6

D. Members shall confirm receipt of the computer-generated or fax notices with the Court Liaison Detail. Confirmation of receipt of the computer-generated or fax notices may be made after normal business hours by leaving a message on the Court Liaison Detail answering machine or by sending a Mobile Data Computer (MDC) message directed to
“___________.”

Answer 6

CCL

Question 7

C. The stand-by hour for all district and county courts is ____________, unless otherwise stated on the subpoena or when notified by the Court Liaison Detail.

Answer 7

1000 to 1100 hours

Question 8

1. Officers responsible for a chargeable court absence shall forfeit __________hours of accrued vacation, holiday, or bonus day leave for the first violation, ___________hours for the second violation, and ___________hours with other disciplinary action for any subsequent infraction in any six (6) month period beginning from January 1 to June 30 and from July 1 to December 31 of each year.

Answer 8

four (4)

eight (8)

eight (8)

Question 9

Officers charged with missing two or more court settings on the same day are penalized a maximum of ____________ of vacation, holiday, or bonus day leave.

Answer 9

eight (8) hours

Question 10

2. Officers responsible for a chargeable court tardiness shall forfeit __________hours of accrued vacation, holiday, or bonus day leave for the first tardiness, ____________ hours for the second tardiness, and ____________ hours with other disciplinary action for any subsequent tardiness in any six (6) month period beginning from January 1 to June 30 and from July 1 to December 31 of each year.

Answer 10

two (2)

four (4)

eight (8)

Question 11

A. Officers failing to appear in court or who are tardy to court submit a written report covering their absence or tardiness to their immediate supervisor. Supervisors forward a copy of the report to the ____________ through their chain of command.

Answer 11

Office of the Chief of Police

Question 12

.08 FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT
A. Officers failing to appear in court or who are tardy to court submit a written report covering their absence or tardiness to their immediate supervisor. Supervisors forward a copy of the report to the ___________ through their chain of command.

Answer 12

Office of the Chief of Police

Question 13

.09 SUBPOENAS ISSUED OUTSIDE OF BEXAR COUNTY
A. A member who receives a subpoena from an agency outside Bexar County shall immediately notify his ____________ and ____________ of the subpoena in a written report.

Answer 13

immediate supervisor

unit director

Question 14

.09 SUBPOENAS ISSUED OUTSIDE OF BEXAR COUNTY

B. Members scheduled to be on-duty during the time of the out-of-county court date are placed on ____________.

Answer 14

administrative leave

Question 15

2. When the officer is subpoenaed by the respondent, he is granted compensatory time at the rate of one (1) hour per hour required to satisfy the subpoena to a maximum of __________.

Answer 15

three (3) hours

Question 16

.12 COURT DRESS CODES
A. Members attending court or hearings for judicial proceedings or civil proceedings where their testimony is the result of the member having taken some official law enforcement action pertaining to the proceeding shall appear in a regulation uniform, assigned duty uniform or in appropriate ____________, in accordance with GM Procedure 310, Uniforms and Dress Codes.

Answer 16

business/relaxed apparel

Question 17

B. Prior to the date the member is to report for jury duty, the member provides the __________ with a copy of the official notice of jury duty.

Answer 17

unit/shift director

Question 18

C. Members serving on jury duty are listed as “__________” (AD) on the unit pay sheet for the date(s) of their jury duty, excluding relief days. Members on administrative leave are not required to report for regular duty either before the start of their jury duty or after being released from jury duty for the day.

Answer 18

Administrative Leave

Question 19

D. Members who have a regular tour of duty starting after _____ hours on the date immediately prior to the date they are to report for jury duty may be relieved from regular duty early to return home to rest before reporting for jury duty. This subsection also covers members who report for jury duty on a __________ day.

Answer 19

1700

relief

Question 20

E. Members selected to serve on a jury whose duration is more than one (1) day, excluding relief days, must contact their __________ each day to advise them they are still on jury duty.

Answer 20

unit/shift director

Question 21

C. The stand-by hour for all ______ and _____courts is 1000 to 1100 hours, unless otherwise stated on the subpoena or when notified by the Court Liaison Detail.

Answer 21

district

county