Definitions. | |
Reporting on Status of Sustained Complaints. | |
Disclosure of Documents to DPA. | |
Notice to DPA of Proposed Action. | |
Guidelines for Failure to Comply. | |
Subpoena Power. | |
Notification to Claimants in Police Matters. | |
Training Requirements for Police Commissioners and Police Officers. | |
Protection of Peace Officer Privacy. | |
Noncompliance as not Invalidating Discipline. | |
Investigations of Officer-Involved Shootings. | |
Severability. | |
(a) “Chief of Police” shall mean the Chief of the Police Department or his or her designee.
(b) “DPA” shall mean the Department of Police Accountability.
(c) “Sustained complaint” shall mean a determination by the Department of Police Accountability that a preponderance of the evidence proves that the misconduct or failure to perform a duty complained of did occur.
(Added by Ord. 244-03, File No. 031401, App. 10/17/2003; amended by Ord. 232-17, File No. 170866, App. 12/8/2017, Eff. 12/8/2017)
(a) The Chief of Police shall report in writing to the DPA and the Police Commission not less than once per month on the status of all sustained complaints the DPA has transmitted to the Police Department for review and determination of appropriate action.
(b) (1) For each sustained complaint for which the Chief of Police has not issued a decision on the discipline to be imposed, if any, the report shall set forth the number of the complaint, the date the complaint was filed with the DPA, the date on which the DPA transmitted the complaint to the Police Department, the type of complaint, a summary of the DPA’s findings, the current status of the complaint within the Police Department, the date by which the Chief of Police expects to issue a decision, and any other information the Commission may direct. The report shall be a public record, and shall be posted on the website of the Police Commission.
(2) In any instance where the DPA sustains a complaint and transmits it to the Police Department with a recommendation that discipline be imposed, and the Chief of Police has failed to act within 45 days from the date of transmittal, the secretary to the Police Commission shall place the sustained complaint on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Police Commission, consistent with applicable laws governing notice of public meetings. At this meeting, the Police Commission shall inquire into the status of the complaint and any reasons for the delay on the part of the Chief of Police. The Commission shall require that the Chief of Police provide an explanation for the delay in acting upon the complaint, and shall impose a deadline not to exceed 14 calendar days from the date of the meeting by which the Chief of Police shall act on the complaint, unless the Police Commission finds good cause for a reasonable extension in excess of 14 calendar days, and the Chief of Police establishes that such additional delay will not preclude the imposition of discipline pursuant to California Government Code Section 3304.
(3) At the first Commission meeting following passage of the deadline, the Chief of Police shall report to the Commission on the status of the complaint. If the Chief of Police has failed to take final action on the complaint, the secretary to the Police Commission shall send written notice to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors of the Chief’s failure to act. For each complaint on which the Chief of Police has failed to act, the notice of inaction shall state the number of the complaint, the date the complaint was filed with the DPA, the date on which the DPA transmitted the complaint to the Police Department, the type of complaint, and a summary of the DPA’s findings.
(c) For each sustained complaint for which the Chief of Police has issued a decision on the discipline to be imposed, if any, the report shall set forth the number of the complaint, the date the complaint was filed with the DPA, the date on which the DPA transmitted the complaint to the Police Department, the type of complaint, a summary of the DPA’s findings, the date on which the Chief of Police issued a decision, the discipline imposed, if any, and the date of any discipline imposed.
(d) The Police Commission shall hold a public hearing at least once every quarter to consider the status of all sustained complaints awaiting action by the Police Department. The Commission shall submit a report to the Mayor and the Board of Supervisors within 30 days from the date of the hearing setting forth the number of each complaint, the date each complaint was filed with the DPA, the date on which the DPA transmitted the complaint to the Police Department, the type of complaint, a summary of the DPA’s findings, and the current status of the complaint within the Police Department.
(Added by Ord. 244-03, File No. 031401, App. 10/17/2003; amended by Ord. 232-17, File No. 170866, App. 12/8/2017, Eff. 12/8/2017)
(a) In accordance with the obligation of the Police Department and members of the uniformed ranks under Charter Section 4.127 to provide prompt and full cooperation and assistance in connection with complaints being investigated by the DPA, the Police Department shall promptly disclose all documents and records requested by the DPA except where disclosure to the DPA is prohibited by law. Unless (i) the Police Department and the DPA mutually agree in writing to an alternative deadline(s), or (ii) the Police Commission, by a two-thirds vote, establishes an alternative deadline(s) not to exceed ten business days, the Police Department shall disclose all such documents within five business days from the date of DPA’s request.
(b) Unless the Police Department and the DPA have mutually agreed in writing to alternative procedures, where the Police Department intends to withhold a document or record from being disclosed to the DPA, the following procedures shall apply:
(1) Within five business days of the receipt of DPA’s request, the Police Department shall notify the DPA in writing of the proposed objection. Both the Police Department and the DPA shall submit written requests to the City Attorney for a determination of whether disclosure of the document or record to DPA is prohibited by law. The City Attorney shall respond to the requests within five City business days of receiving the requests, unless the City Attorney notifies the Police Department and DPA that due to the complexity of the legal issues presented, more time is required to respond.
(2) Within two business days of receiving the City Attorney’s response, the Police Department shall either transmit the requested documents or records to the DPA or notify the DPA that it does not intend to comply with the DPA’s request. Where the Police Department declines to disclose the documents or records, the Department and the DPA shall meet and confer within three business days of the Department’s notice to the DPA to discuss resolving the objection. The time for the meeting may be extended by mutual agreement of the Police Department and the DPA.
(3) If the Police Department and the DPA have been unable to reach agreement concerning disclosure of the documents or records within five calendar days from the date of the meet and confer, the DPA shall notify the secretary to the Police Commission, who shall calendar the question of disclosure for hearing before the Police Commission at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Commission, consistent with applicable laws governing public notice of meetings. The Police Commission shall inquire into the dispute. Unless the Police Commission determines based on the advice of counsel that the law prohibits the Police Department from releasing the requested document or record to the DPA, the Commission shall order the Chief of Police to disclose the requested document or record to the DPA within two business days unless at the meeting the Commission: (i) determines that unusual circumstances warrant a longer deadline; (ii) explains the basis for that determination; and (iii) sets a different deadline.
(Added by Ord. 244-03, File No. 031401, App. 10/17/2003; amended by Ord. 232-17, File No. 170866, App. 12/8/2017, Eff. 12/8/2017)
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