Except as provided under §B of this regulation, an employee shall immediately notify the Director, or a designee, if the employee is involved in or has knowledge of: An alleged violation by an employee of: The criminal law of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state; Transportation Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, or an equivalent law of another state, involving the operation of a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or a CDS; or Maryland Public Ethics Law, State Government Article, Title 15, Annotated Code of Maryland; An alleged violation of the criminal law of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state committed by an inmate, a visitor, a nonagency employee, or other individual that affects the safety or security of a Department facility; An allegation of excessive force by an employee or nonagency employee; The possession or trafficking of contraband by an inmate, employee, or nonagency employee at a Department facility; An allegation that an on-duty employee or nonagency employee is under the influence of alcohol or a CDS, including the illegal use of a prescription drug; The death of an employee or nonagency employee while on duty; The death of an off-duty employee or nonagency employee if the manner of death: Is connected to the individual's employment with or services the individual provides to the Department; or Could have a negative effect on the Department; The death of an inmate; An attempted suicide by an inmate; An escape or attempted escape by an inmate; An incident where an employee displays or handles a firearm in a careless or unsafe manner; An incident where an employee discharges a firearm, other than on a firing range; The arrest of, or service of a criminal summons on, an employee or nonagency employee; The execution of a search warrant on property owned by or under the control of an employee or nonagency employee; An allegation of prohibited social, personal, intimate, or sexual relationship between an inmate and an employee or nonagency employee; An allegation of prohibited communication, transaction, association, or relationship, between an employee or nonagency employee and the following acting on behalf of an inmate: Visitor; Friend; Relative; or Other individual; An allegation involving an employee or nonagency employee which, if publicized, would reflect negatively on the Department or State; and An allegation involving an agency head or the agency head's staff, which, if handled by the agency head or the agency head's superior, could pose a conflict of interest. If an allegation required to be reported under §A of this regulation is discovered during a proceeding properly before the Inmate Grievance Office, as part of the administrative remedy procedure, or other similar Department administrative process, the employee responsible for the process: May notify the Director, or a designee, if, in the employee's judgment, the allegation warrants notifying the IIU; and Shall notify the Director, or a designee, if, while processing an allegation, another allegation required to be reported under §A of this regulation is discovered that warrants notification according to §B(1) of this regulation.