2014 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 31 - Motor and Other vehicles
Chapter 31-21.2 - Racial Profiling Prevention Act of 2004
Section 31-21.2-8 - Complaint procedures.
§ 31-21.2-8 Complaint procedures. – (a) Each state and municipal law enforcement agency shall establish a procedure to investigate complaints of police misconduct by members of the public against personnel of these agencies, and shall make a written description of the procedure available to the public. Copies of any departmental complaint forms shall be available in at least one governmental location other than the police department. The procedure and forms shall also be made available on any website of a law enforcement agency.
(b) At a minimum, complaints shall be accepted in person by mail or by facsimile.
(c) Information on the complaints received by each law enforcement agency shall be submitted on an annual basis under uniform criteria established by the Select Commission on Race and Police-Community Relations. The information provided by each department shall include the total number of complaints received, a breakdown by category of the type of complaint and a further breakdown by category of the disposition of the complaints.
History of Section.
(P.L. 2004, ch. 331, § 1; P.L. 2004, ch. 356, § 1.)
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