Investigation Division; altering the types of complaints over which the Board
has jurisdiction; requiring the Mayor of Baltimore City to provide certain staff to
the Board; authorizing the Board to issue a subpoena under certain
circumstances; repealing the final decision-making responsibility of the Police
Commissioner; granting final decision making responsibilities to the Board;
defining certain terms; making stylistic changes; providing for the application of
this Act; specifying the terms of certain additional members of the Board;
repealing the Complaint Evaluation Board of Baltimore City; establishing the
Civilian Review Board of Baltimore City with certain jurisdiction over abusive
language, harassment, and excessive force by police personnel; providing for the
membership, officers, meetings, staff; and powers of the Board; authorizing the
City of Baltimore to hire an independent administrator to serve the Board;
authorizing a person to file at certain locations a complaint that alleges abusive
language, harassment, or use of excessive force by police personnel under
certain circumstances; requiring the Internal Investigation Division of the
Baltimore City Police Department to investigate each complaint and report to
the Board within a certain time; authorising the Board to simultaneously
investigate each complaint it deems appropriate; requiring the Board to make a
certain recommendation on each complaint alleging abusive language,
harassment, or use of excessive force by police personnel requiring the Board to
submit a statement of its recommendations to the Police Commissioner of
Baltimore City; authorizing the Board to issue subpoenas under certain
circumstances; authorizing the chairman and secretary of the Board to
administer oaths in connection with proceedings of the Board; prohibiting a
person from making certain false statements in the course of an investigation by
the Internal Investigation Division or the Board; imposing a certain penalty;
providing that the Commissioner has final decision-making responsibility for
appropriate disciplinary action based on the Board's recommendations;
imposing certain protections for police personnel establishing the Civilian
Review Board of Baltimore City with certain jurisdiction over abusive language,
harassment, and excessive force by police officers; providing for the membership,
officers, meetings, staff, and powers of the Board; authorizing Baltimore City to
hire an independent administrator to serve the Board; authorizing a person to
file at certain locations a complaint that alleges abusive language, harassment,
or use of excessive force by police officers under certain circumstances; requiring
the Internal Investigative Division of the Baltimore City Police Department to
investigate each complaint and report to the Board within a certain time;
authorizing the Board to simultaneously investigate each complaint it deems
appropriate; requiring the Board to make certain recommendations on each
complaint alleging abusive language, harassment, or use of excessive force by
police officers; requiring the Board to submit a statement of its findings and
determinations to the Police Commissioner of Baltimore City; authorizing the
Board to issue subpoenas under certain circumstances; authorizing the chairman
and secretary of the Board to administer oaths in connection with proceedings of
the Board; prohibiting a person from making certain false statements in the
course of an investigation by the Internal Investigative Division or the Board;
establishing a certain penalty; providing that the Commissioner has final
decision-making responsibility for appropriate disciplinary action based on the