Common use of INTERNAL AFFAIRS Clause in Contracts

INTERNAL AFFAIRS. It shall be the duty of any officer who is the subject of any internal affairs investigation to cooperate fully with the Internal Affairs Unit. Any officer who is contacted regarding any internal affairs investigation, whether or not they are the subject of the investigation, shall cooperate fully with the Internal Affairs Unit. All officers ordered to give any statement shall, when ordered by an Internal Affairs Investigator, give a statement of facts concerning the incident being investigated once ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has been given. This statement, shall be either in inner-office form or a formal statement, at the discretion of the Internal Affairs Investigator. Employees not given ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ warnings are under no obligation to answer questions. When an order is given to the employee by an officer of superior rank, the employee shall have the right to a union representative provided for in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or legal representation pursuant to Piper, of the employees choice, provided the union representative or legal representative of choice does not cause undue delay. The County cannot in the course of an investigation obtain evidence through the use of administrative pressure, threats, coercion, or promise. A lawful order given pursuant to the Sheriff’s directive under ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ v. New Jersey does not constitute administrative pressure, a threat, coercion or a promise. The County will not use a polygraph machine to investigate the truth of statements made by members without consent of the member. The County always retains the right to order employees to submit to blood, urine or breath tests with probable cause.

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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement

INTERNAL AFFAIRS. It shall be the duty of any officer who is the subject of any internal affairs investigation to cooperate fully with the Internal Affairs Unit. Any officer who is contacted regarding any internal affairs investigation, whether or not they are he is the subject of the investigation, shall cooperate fully with the Internal Affairs Unit. All officers ordered to give any statement shall, when ordered by an Internal Affairs Investigator, give a statement of facts concerning the incident being investigated once ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has been given. This statement, shall be either in inner-office form or a formal statement, at the discretion of the Internal Affairs Investigator. Employees not given ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ warnings are under no obligation to answer questions. When an order is given to the employee by an officer of superior rank, the employee shall have the right to a union representative provided for in ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ or legal representation pursuant to Piper, of the employees choice, provided the union representative or legal representative of choice does not cause undue delay. The County cannot in the course of an investigation obtain evidence through the use of administrative pressure, threats, coercion, or promise. A lawful order given pursuant to the Sheriff’s directive under ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ v. New Jersey does not constitute administrative pressure, a threat, coercion or a promise. The County will not use a polygraph machine to investigate the truth of statements made by members without consent of the member. The County always retains the right to order employees to submit to blood, urine or breath tests with probable cause.

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Sources: Collective Bargaining Agreement