
Legal
Penal Codes
Affecting Law Enforcement Officers
135.5. Evidence
Tampering
Any person who
knowingly alters, tampers with,
conceals, or destroys relevant
evidence in any disciplinary
proceedings against a public safety
officer, for the purpose of harming
that public safety officer, is
guilty of a misdemeanor.
148.6. Misconduct
Allegations
(a)(1) Every person
who files any allegation of
misconduct against any peace
officer, as defined in Chapter 4.5
(commencing with Section 830) of
Title 3 of Part 2, knowing the
allegation to be false, is guilty of
a misdemeanor.
(2)Any law
enforcement agency accepting an
allegation of misconduct against a
peace officer shall require the
complainant to read and sign:
You have the right to
make a complaint against a police
officer for any improper police
conduct. California law requires
this agency to have a procedure to
investigate citizens’ complaints.
You have the right to a written
description of this procedure. This
agency may find after investigation
that there is not enough evidence to
warrant action on your complaint;
even if that is the case, you have
the right to make the complaint and
have it investigated if you believe
an officer behaved improperly.
Citizen complaints and any reports
or findings relating to complaints
must be retained by this agency for
at least five years.
(3)The advisory shall
be available in multiple languages.
(b)Every person who
files a civil claim against a peace
officer or a lien against his or her
property, knowing the claim or lien
to be false and with the intent to
harass or dissuade the officer from
carrying out his or her official
duties, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
This section applies only to claims
pertaining to actions that arise in
the course and scope of the peace
officer’s duties.
502:It is a
misdemeanor to access computers
without permission. ( i.e. local,
CLETS, DMV.)
632:"Confidential
communications", conversations
between the officer and their
supervisor, co-workers, chief, etc.
cannot be secretly recorded
utilizing a tape-recorder and / or
other digital recording device.
12021 (c): Ten year
prohibition to possess firearm for
misdemeanor convictions including
240, 242, 273.5, and 417 PC, etc.
Other Government
Codes
Civil Code 56.10.
Department/employer doctor,
(includes psychologist) cannot
release information to
department/employer without your
signed release except "fit or not
fit" for duty. Pettus v. Cole
(1996).
Civil Code 56.20 (b)
You cannot be disciplined for
failure to sign a release.
18U.S.C 922 (g) (9),
Federal Gun Control Act
Any misdemeanor conviction for
domestic violence on spouse or child
is equal to lifetime prohibition to
possess a firearm.
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