Common use of Use of Lethal Force Clause in Contracts

Use of Lethal Force. When an employee, whether on or off duty, uses lethal force the employee shall not be required to make a written or recorded statement for forty-eight (48) hours after the incident. The employee may be asked, however, to answer voluntarily questions soliciting information pertaining to officer and/or public safety. Employees involved in the use of lethal force shall be allowed to consult with a Guild representative or attorney prior to being required to provide a statement regarding that use of lethal force. The affected employee may waive the requirement to wait forty-eight (48) hours. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed as authority for compelling an officer to prepare a response. Whether the officer is ordered to prepare a response will depend upon the circumstances of the particular situation, including whether the officer is the subject of a criminal investigation.

Use of Lethal Force. When an employee, whether on or off duty, uses lethal force the employee shall not be required to make a written or recorded statement for forty-eight (48) hours after the incident. The employee may be asked, however, to answer voluntarily questions soliciting information pertaining to officer and/or public safety. Employees involved in the use of lethal force shall be allowed to consult with a Guild an Association representative or attorney prior to being required to provide a statement regarding that use of lethal force. The affected employee may waive the requirement to wait forty-eight (48) hours. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed as authority for compelling an officer to prepare a response. Whether the officer is ordered to prepare a response will depend upon the circumstances of the particular situation, including whether the officer is the subject of a criminal investigation.

Use of Lethal Force. When an employee, whether on or off duty, uses lethal force the employee shall not be required to make a written or recorded statement for forty-eight (48) hours after the incident. The employee may be asked, however, to answer voluntarily questions soliciting information pertaining to officer and/or public safety. Employees involved in the use of lethal force shall be allowed to consult with a Guild Union representative or attorney prior to being required to provide a statement regarding that use of lethal force. The affected employee may waive the requirement to wait forty-eight (48) hours. Nothing in this section, however, shall be construed as authority for compelling an officer to prepare a response. Whether the officer employee is ordered to prepare a response will depend upon the circumstances of the particular situation, including whether the officer employee is the subject of a criminal investigation.