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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 12.11.01.09" title_num="12" subtitle_num="11" chapter_num="01" heading="IIU Notification Procedures.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An employee involved in or with knowledge of an alleged violation under Regulation .05 of this chapter, regardless of whether the employee believes the allegation to be founded, shall immediately file a complaint with the Director, or a designee.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The Director, or a designee, receiving notification under §A of this regulation shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If possible, identify the employee or individual making the complaint; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>If the complaint is made anonymously, record it as anonymous.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The Director, or a designee, shall receive and handle an anonymous complaint in the same manner as a complaint where the employee or other individual filing the complaint or the victim is identified.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An employee filing a complaint under §A of this regulation shall forward a written report of the complaint, in a form determined by the Director, directly to the Director or a designee, by the close of the next workday after filing the complaint with the IIU.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An employee, a nonagency employee, an inmate, a visitor, or anyone on the behalf of these individuals may file a complaint directly to the Director, or a designee, or a law enforcement agency.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>