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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="3-102" title_number="3" title_name="Law Enforcement" subtitle_number="1" subtitle_name="Police Accountability and Discipline">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Each county shall have a police accountability board to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>hold quarterly meetings with heads of law enforcement agencies and otherwise work with law enforcement agencies and the county government to improve matters of policing;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>appoint civilian members to charging committees and trial boards;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>receive complaints of police misconduct filed by members of the public; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <level label="i">
        <text>on a quarterly basis, review outcomes of disciplinary matters considered by charging committees; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>on or before December 31 each year, submit a report to the governing body of the county that:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>identifies any trends in the disciplinary process of police officers in the county; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>makes recommendations on changes to policy that would improve police accountability in the county.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph,  the local governing body shall:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>establish the membership of a police accountability board;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>establish the budget and staff for a police accountability board;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>appoint a chair of the police accountability board who has relevant experience to the position; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>establish the procedures for record keeping by a police accountability board.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>An active police officer may not be a member of a police accountability board.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>To the extent practicable, the membership of a police accountability board shall reflect the racial, gender, and cultural diversity of the county.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A complaint of police misconduct filed with a police accountability board shall include:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the name of the police officer accused of misconduct;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a description of the facts on which the complaint is based; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>contact information of the complainant or a person filing on behalf of the complainant for investigative follow–up.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A complaint need not be notarized.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A complaint of police misconduct filed with a police accountability board shall be forwarded to the appropriate law enforcement agency within 3 days after receipt by the board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
