Common use of Criminal Liability Clause in Contracts

Criminal Liability. If at any time information is obtained that 7 suggests that an officer may have committed a crime during the 8 use of force incident, the investigation will immediately be referred 9 to the OPA. If OPA agrees that a criminal investigation is 10 appropriate, they will refer the investigation back to the Homicide 11 Unit commander or another investigative body per current practice, 12 for assignment to an uninvolved Homicide sergeant for bifurcated 13 criminal and administrative investigations using a “Clean Team” 14 and “Exposed Team” approach. All information gathered during 15 the administrative investigation to date will be screened through a 16 Case Master, who will ensure no information that would 17 compromise the criminal investigation is passed on to the 18 Homicide sergeant doing the criminal case. Additionally, any 19 compelled interview of the subject officer(s) will be delayed until 20 the end of the investigation. A representative of the King County 21 Prosecutor’s Office or the City Attorney’s Office will be consulted 22 when necessary during the course of the criminal investigation. 1 While the administrative investigation will continue, the criminal 2 investigation will have priority over witnesses and evidence.