2023 MAJOR DISCIPLINE REPORTING IS DUE NO LATER THAN JANUARY 31, 2024!

 

• Each agency should submit ONE response.
• Responses must include the name of the officer
• Responses must include a synopsis of sufficient detail 
• Responses must use the expanded definition of Major Discipline (see below)

 

 

Attorney General Directive 2020-5, requires law enforcement agencies to publish, at least once a year, a brief synopsis of all complaints resulting in major discipline. Attorney General Directive No. 2022-14, detailed updated reporting requirements surrounding Annual Major Discipline reporting for all sustained major disciplinary actions in which a plea agreement was reached or a final sanction was imposed during the time period listed. Under this revised Directive, effective for 2023 reporting, the definition of major discipline is defined as complaints resulting in the officer's:

(a)termination,

(b) reduction in rank or grade, and/

(c)or suspension of more than five days, as well as:

(d) sustained finding of discrimination or bias against any person because of the individual’s actual or perceived race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, civil union status, domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality, familial status, or any other protected characteristic under N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq., regardless of the type or severity of discipline imposed;

(e) sustained finding that the officer utilized excessive force in violation of departmental policy or the Attorney General’s Use of Force Policy, regardless of the type or severity of discipline imposed;

(f) sustained finding that the officer was untruthful or has demonstrated a lack of candor, regardless of the type or severity of discipline imposed;

(g) sustained finding that an officer has filed a false report or submitted a false certification in any criminal, administrative, employment, financial, or insurance matter in their professional or personal life, regardless of the type or severity of discipline imposed;

(h) sustained finding that an officer intentionally conducted an improper search, seizure or arrest, regardless of the type or severity of discipline imposed;

(I) sustained finding that an officer intentionally mishandled or destroyed evidence, regardless of the type or severity of discipline imposed;

(j) sustained finding of domestic violence, as defined in N.J.S.A. 2C:2519, regardless of the type or severity of discipline imposed;

(k) Resigned, retired, transferred or separated from the agency, regardless of the reason, while any internal affairs investigation or complaint was pending, and the misconduct ultimately sustained falls within categories (d)through (j) above or would have resulted in an action under categories (a)through (c) had the member not separated from the agency; or

(l) charged with any indictable crime under New Jersey or an equivalent offense under federal law or the law of another jurisdiction related to the complaint.

 

NOTE: The synopsis of the Major Discipline complaints must also include the names of the officers sanctioned. Descriptions and synopses must be sufficient enough to allow an individual who has no prior knowledge of the Major Discipline matter to understand the essence of what occurred. Insufficient descriptions or other failures to properly fill out the attached Appendix L Major Discipline form will not be accepted and you will be contacted to re-submit. 

Directive 2021-6

Directive 2022-14

You will upload your completed sheet below.

 

Please contact your Prosecutor with any questions.