Code of Massachusetts Regulations
555 CMR - PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION
Title 555 CMR 1.00 - Procedural Rules
Section 1.08 - Suspensions of Certifications following Arrests, Criminal Charges or Indictments for Felonies, or following Preliminary Inquiries
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) The commission shall immediately suspend the certification of any officer who is arrested, charged or indicted for a felony. A sworn statement by the arresting officer, or a certified copy of the charge or indictment, shall be sufficient evidence for immediate commission action pursuant to 555 CMR 1.08.
(2) In addition to issuing suspensions under 555 CMR 1.08(1), the commission, within 30 days of its receipt of a report of the division of standards following a preliminary inquiry:
(3) Any commission decision to suspend the certification of an officer pending or following a preliminary inquiry by the division of standards shall be transmitted immediately to the officer involved, the head of the agency, the head of the officer's collective bargaining unit, and a district attorney of competent jurisdiction and shall be effective upon head of the agency's receipt of that decision, or the officer's receipt of that decision, whichever occurs first. Nothing in 555 CMR 1.08(3) shall prevent the commission from transmitting to any other prosecuting attorney, upon reasonable request, the commission's decision to suspend the certification of an officer pending or following a preliminary inquiry by the division of standards.
(4) Any suspension issued by the commission pursuant to 555 CMR 1.08 shall continue in effect until issuance of the final decision of the commission or until the suspension is revoked by the commission.