AGENCY: Department of Public Safety. Office of Professional Standards
SERIES: 16896
TITLE: Category one investigation case files
DATES: 1936-
ARRANGEMENT: Numerical by case number.
DESCRIPTION: These records support the agency's function to investigate complaints or allegations of misconduct or improper job performance made against Department of Public Service employees, including peace officers, dispatchers, and civilian employees that, if true, would constitute a violation of Department policy or of federal, state, or local law. The agency investigates for the purpose of administering employee discipline according to policy, not for legal purposes. Allegations of misconduct of a criminal nature are investigated for legal purposes by the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the alleged event. The Department of Public Safety has a policy which classifies investigations into categories based on the seriousness of the allegations. This record series contains complaints or investigation requests and the resulting investigation records for the most serious allegations, classified as category one, including allegations of criminal behavior, moral turpitude, and dishonesty.
RETENTION
Retain for 25 year(s)
DISPOSITION
Destroy.
RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION
Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the Records Management Committee.
APPROVED: 05/2020
FORMAT MANAGEMENT
Paper: Retain in Office for 3 years and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 22 years and then destroy.
Computer data files: Retain in Office for 25 years and then delete.
APPRAISAL
Administrative Legal
PRIMARY DESIGNATION
Private. Utah Code 63G-2-302(2)(a)(2019)
SECONDARY DESIGNATION
Public. Utah Code 63G-2-301(3)(o)(2018)
Protected. Utah Code 63G-2-305(10)(2019)