§ 1-25 Investigating Past Professional Conduct.
RCNY § 1-25
(a)The Board will investigate past professional conduct of members of the Police Department pursuant to its obligations under Chapter 18-A, Section 441 of the Charter. Pursuant to 38-A RCNY § 1-22, Agency Staff may utilize one or more of the methods set forth in this subchapter, and any other techniques not enumerated here, as may be allowed by law in conducting an investigation.
(b)Pursuant to Chapter 18-A, Section 441(c) of the Charter, the Board shall determine the scope of past conduct in the course of performance of official duties by a member of the Police Department to investigate based on the member's professional rank and assigned roles and the nature of the member's act of bias. The Board shall investigate all or a representative sampling of such member's past conduct within such scope beginning from the date of hire by the Police Department until and including, for a former member of the Police Department, the last day of employment by the Police Department, or, for a current member of the Police Department, the date of initiation of an investigation pursuant to Section 441 of the Charter.
(c)The Board may, subject to any conditions it deems appropriate, delegate to and revoke from its Chair or Executive Director any responsibility or authority assigned by this section to the Board.
(d)The Board may, subject to any conditions it deems appropriate, designate a third party to assist with any investigation conducted under this section. Any such third party shall keep confidential and is prohibited from disclosing, except to the Board, any information it obtains in the course of such investigation, except as otherwise required by law. (Added City Record 9/22/2022, eff. 10/22/2022)
