Title 04 Administrative Agencies and Procedures
Chapter 04.32 Office of Police Ombudsman (OPO)
Section 04.32.040 Critical Incidents
In the event an employee of the police department is involved as a principal, victim, witness, or custodial officer, where death or serious bodily injury results, or where deadly force was used regardless of whether any injury or death resulted, the police ombudsman shall be notified immediately and shall act as an observer to any administrative or civil investigation conducted by or on behalf of the department. The police ombudsman and the chief shall develop necessary protocols for summoning the ombudsman to the incident for purposes of first-hand observation and subsequent monitoring of the investigation.
Date Passed: Monday, October 6, 2008
Effective Date: Sunday, November 9, 2008
ORD C34302 Section 1