HAVING BEEN FIRST AFFORDED PROPER WRITTEN NOTICE OF THE CHARGES
LODGED AGAINST POLICE PERSONNEL AND THE RIGHT TO A HEARING BEFORE THE
POLICE TRIAL BOARD IN ACCORDANCE WITH DUE PROCESS OF LAW.

16-52.

RECORDS CONTAINING THE NAMES OR IDENTIFICATION OF POLICE
PERSONNEL, COMPLAINANTS, INVESTIGATORS, AND WITNESSES MAY NOT BE
DISCLOSED OR RELEASED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

16-53.

SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SUBHEADING, THE BOARD MAY ADOPT
REASONABLE AND PROPER RULES TO GOVERN ITS PROCEDURES.

16-54.

(A) THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE AND PUBLISH A SEMIANNUAL STATISTICAL
AND ANALYTICAL REPORT RE CARDING THE COMPLAINTS PROCESSED UNDER THIS
SUBHEADING.

(B) THE BOARD SHALL SUBMIT THE REPORT SEMIANNUALLY TO THE MAYOR
AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY AND THE COMMISSIONER.

(D) " HARASSMENT" ' MEANS:

(1) REPEATED, UNWARRANTED VERBAL OR PHYSICAL ANNOYANCES; OR
(2) UNWARRANTED THREATS OR UNWARRANTED DEMANDS.

16-42.

(A) THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD OF BALTIMORE CITY IS ESTABLISHED TO
PROVIDE A PERMANENT, STATUTORY AGENCY IN BALTIMORE CITY THROUGH
WHICH:

(1) COMPLAINTS LODGED BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING
ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, HARASSMENT, OR EXCESSIVE FORCE BY POLICE OFFICERS OF
THE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE PROCESSED, INVESTIGATED UNDER § 16-46 OF THIS
SUBHEADING, AND EVALUATED; AND

(2) DEPARTMENT POLICIES MAY BE REVIEWED.

(B) JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD SHALL EXTEND ONLY TO COMPLAINTS
AGAINST POLICE OFFICERS WITH RESPECT TO ABUSIVE LANGUAGE, HARASSMENT,
AND USE OF EXCESSIVE FORCE AS DEFINED IN § 16-41 OF THIS SUBHEADING AND BY
DEPARTMENT RULES AND REGULATIONS.

(C) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PLACE POSTERS IN ALL POLICE STATIONS AND
ELSEWHERE THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO EXPLAIN THE PROCEDURE FOR FILING A
COMPLAINT.

(D) AN EXPLANATION OF THE BOARD'S COMPLAINT PROCEDURES SHALL BE
MADE TO ALL POLICE OFFICERS IN A GENERAL ORDER TO BE INCLUDED IN THE