California Government Code

§ 3508.1

GOV § 3508.1 Effective Jan 1, 2002Div. 4 · Title 1 · Ch. 10

Statute text

For the purposes of this section, the term “police employee” includes the civilian employees of the police department of any city. Police employee does not include any public safety officer within the meaning of Section 3301.

(a)With respect to any police employee, except as provided in this subdivision and subdivision (d), no punitive action, nor denial of promotion on grounds other than merit, shall be undertaken for any act, omission, or other allegation of misconduct if the investigation of the allegation is not completed within one year of the public agency’s discovery by a person authorized to initiate an investigation of the allegation of an act, omission, or other misconduct. This one-year limitation period shall apply only if the act, omission, or other misconduct occurred on or after January 1, 2002. In the event that the public agency determines that discipline may be taken, it shall complete its investigation and notify the police employee of its proposed disciplinary action within that year, except in any of the following circumstances:

(1)If the act, omission, or other allegation of misconduct is also the subject of a criminal investigation or criminal prosecution, the time during which the criminal investigation or criminal prosecution is pending shall toll the one-year time period.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 801, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.