County Attorney’s Office. a. The County Attorney’s Office has the following roles in Incident Investigations: i. With the Venue Agency Chief and the Task Force Manager/Commander jointly designate the task force personnel to investigate the Officer Involved Critical Incident. ii. Assign at least one attorney from the Utah County Attorney’s Office and at least one investigator from the Utah County Attorney’s Office to the OICI Task Force. iii. Participate co-equally with other members of the OICI Task Force performing the criminal investigation. iv. Assist and advise the task force on the various criminal law issues which may arise during the investigation. v. The County Attorney’s Office will strive to complete its report and findings within two weeks of the completion of the Protocol Investigation. However, this cannot be guaranteed, depending on the complexity of the incident. vi. Upon completion of the criminal investigation, analyze the facts of the incident as well as the relevant law to determine if criminal laws have been violated. If so, prosecute as appropriate or arrange for a special prosecutor. vii. The County Attorney has his or her own independent investigative authority. When deemed appropriate, the County Attorney may conduct an independent investigation of an Officer Involved Critical Incident separate but simultaneous with any other investigation.
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