Standards for Determining Reasonable Suspicion. 1. The test must be requested by a command officer. A “command officer” shall be deemed to be an officer of the rank of Lieutenant Inspector or higher, or a supervisor acting in the capacity of command officer in the absence of a command officer. 2. Reasonable Suspicion is defined to mean objective, articulate and specific facts which would support a reasonable individualized suspicion that the employee to be tested is using or has used substances which impair his ability to safely and effectively perform his duty. 3. Where the reasonable suspicion is based on personal observation by a command officer, the objective facts must be articulable and may include the person’s appearance and behavior.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
