Complaint Form
Personal
Your Name:
(Contact numbers) Home:
Cell:
Work:
Zip:
E-Mail:
Street Address:
City:
Officer(s) Involved
Officer 1 Name:
Sex:
Officer 2 Name:
Sex:
Badge#:
Badge #:
Incident Information
Day: _______________ Date: _________________ Time: _________Location: _____________________________________________________
Was anyone else present?
(Provide names, addresses and phone numbers below.)
Yes No
Please describe what happened (attach as many additional sheets as necessary):
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Do you believe this incident was an act of profiling?
Yes
No
If so, please mark one or all that apply below:
Race or Ethnicity
Nationality
Gender
Age
Religion
Gender Identity or Expression
Sexual Orientation
Mental Disability
Physical Disablity
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER FOR ANY IMPROPER POLICE CONDUCT. CALIFORNIA LAW REQUIRES THIS AGENCY TO HAVE A PROCEDURE TO
INVESTIGATE CITIZENS' COMPLAINTS. YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO A WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROCEDURE. THIS AGENCY MAY FIND AFTER INVESTIGATION THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH
EVIDENCE TO WARRANT ACTION ON YOUR COMPLAINT. EVEN IF THAT IS THE CASE, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE THE COMPLAINT AND HAVE IT INVESTIGATED IF YOU BELIEVE AN OFFICER
BEHAVED IMPROPERLY. CITIZEN COMPLAINTS AND ANY REPORTS OR FINDINGS RELATED TO COMPLAINTS MUST BE RETAINED BY THIS AGENCY FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS.
IT IS AGAINST THE
LAW TO MAKE A COMPLAINT THAT YOU KNOW TO BE FALSE. IF YOU MAKE A COMPLAINT AGAINST AN OFFICER KNOWING THAT IT IS FALSE, YOU CAN BE PROSECUTED ON A MISDEMEANOR
148.6 (b) P.C.
CHARGE.
I have read and understood the above statement.
Signature: __________________________________________
Date: _________________________________