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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 11-9 Complaints of police misconduct.">
  <section prefix="§" num="11-9" heading="Complaints of police misconduct.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="In general.">
      <para num="(1)">A complaint of police misconduct may be filed with:<para num="(i)">the Board or its designee; or</para>
        <para num="(ii)">the law enforcement agency that employs the police officer who is the subject of the complaint.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)">If a complaint is filed with the Board, the complaint must be forwarded to the law enforcement agency that employs the police officer who is the subject of the complaint.</para>
      <para num="(3)">If a complaint is filed with a law enforcement agency, the complaint must be forwarded to the Board within 2 weeks.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Receipt of complaints.">The Board shall receive complaints of police misconduct:<para num="(1)">filed by members of the public;</para>
      <para num="(2)">forwarded to them from a law enforcement agency; or</para>
      <para num="(3)">forwarded to the Board by the Board’s designee, as authorized under &lt;cite data-path="|1|§11-9|(a)|(1)|(i)"&gt;§ 11-9(a)(1)(i) of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Procedure for filing complaints.">The Board must establish a uniform procedure for allowing members of the public to file complaints of police misconduct.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Complaint requirements.">
      <para num="(1)" heading="Inclusions.">A complaint of police misconduct filed with the Board or a law enforcement agency must include:<para num="(i)">the name of the police officer accused of police misconduct;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">a description of the facts on which the complaint is based; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">contact information of the complainant or a person filing on behalf of the complainant for investigative follow-up.</para>
      </para>
      <para num="(2)" heading="Exclusions.">A complaint of police misconduct need not be notarized.</para>
    </para>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
