Vermont § 1923 - Internal investigation
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1923 — Internal investigation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1923. Internal investigation
- (a)(1) The State Police Advisory Commission shall advise and assist the Commissioner in developing
and making known routine procedures to ensure that allegations of misconduct by State
Police officers are investigated fully and fairly, and to ensure that appropriate
action is taken with respect to such allegations. (2) The Commissioner shall ensure that the procedures described in subdivision (1) of
this subsection constitute an effective internal affairs program in order to comply
with section 2402 of this title. (b)(1) The Commissioner shall establish the Office of Internal Investigation within the Department,
which shall investigate, or cause to be investigated, all allegations of misconduct
by members of the Department, except complaints lodged against members of the Office,
which shall be separately and independently investigated by officers designated for
each instance by the Commissioner, with the approval of the State Police Advisory
Commission. (2) The head of the Office shall report all allegations and his or her findings as to
such allegations to the Commissioner. The head of the Office also shall immediately
report all allegations to the State’s Attorney of the county in which the incident
took place, the Attorney General, and the Governor, unless the head of the Office
makes a determination that the allegations do not include a violation of a criminal
statute. The head of the Office shall also report the disposition of all cases so
reported to the State’s Attorney, Attorney General, and Governor. (c)(1) The Office of Internal Investigation shall maintain a written log with respect to
each allegation of misconduct made. The log shall document all action taken with respect
to each allegation, including a notation of the person or persons assigned to the
investigation, a list of all pertinent documents, all action taken, and the final
disposition of each allegation. (2) Failure of any member of the Department to report to the Office an allegation of misconduct
known to the member shall be grounds for disciplinary action by the Commissioner,
including dismissal.
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