§ 1-35 Communications with and Notifications to Complainants, Alleged Victims, and Reporting Non-Witnesses Regarding Status of Complaints.
RCNY § 1-35
(a)Within seven business days of the receipt of a complaint, the Board will notify a Complainant, Alleged Victim, and/or Reporting Non-Witness by telephone or letter that the Civilian Complaint Review Board has received the complaint, and must identify the Case number and Agency Staff assigned to investigate the Case.
(b)The Civilian Complaint Review Board will, within seven business days of a final decision of the Board, write to the Complainant and/or Alleged Victim with such findings and recommendations.
(c)If an allegation is substantiated and Charges are recommended by a panel or the Full Board, the Civilian Complaint Review Board will, as soon as it is determined under 38-A RCNY § 1-42, advise the Complainant and/or Alleged Victim in writing whether such allegation will be prosecuted and, if it will, whether the Board or the Police Department Advocate will be responsible for prosecuting it.
(d)The Civilian Complaint Review Board will within seven business days of the Civilian Complaint Review Board's receipt of the Police Commissioner's final disciplinary determination notify the Complainant and/or Alleged Victim by letter of the final action taken by the Police Commissioner. (Amended City Record 1/2/2018, eff. 2/1/2018; amended City Record 9/22/2022, eff. 10/22/2022)
