Acts and Regulations

P-9.2 - Police Act

Section 27
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Prohibition during suspension
2005, c.21, s.15
27(1)A police officer shall not during a period of suspension
(a) exercise the powers of a peace officer conferred under subsection 2(2), or
(b) use the equipment or wear or display the uniform or insignia of the police force unless required to do so for a court appearance or by the chief of police.
27(2)A police officer who violates or fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence punishable under Part 2 of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category H offence.
1996, c.26, s.3; 2005, c.21, s.15; 2021, c.25, s.1
Prohibition during suspension
2005, c.21, s.15
27(1)A police officer shall not during a period of suspension
(a) exercise the powers of a peace officer conferred under subsection 2(2), or
(b) use the equipment or wear or display the uniform or insignia of the police force unless required to do so for a court appearance or by the chief of police.
27(2)A police officer who violates or fails to comply with subsection (1) commits an offence punishable under Part II of the Provincial Offences Procedure Act as a category H offence.
1996, c.26, s.3; 2005, c.21, s.15
Complaints to Board, council or chief of police
27(1)Any person may make a complaint in writing to a board, or a council where a board has not been established, or to a chief of police relating to the conduct of a member of a police force.
27(2)Where a complaint is made to a board or council under subsection (1), the board or council shall, except where the complaint is made against the chief of police, refer the matter to the chief of police.
27(3)A chief of police, a board or a council, shall
(a) within twenty days after receipt of the complaint, notify the Commission of receipt of the complaint, and
(b) within twenty days after the completion of an investigation into the complaint, forward to the Commission the full details of the investigation, including
(i) the name of the complainant,
(ii) the name of the member of a police force against whom the complaint was made,
(iii) the nature of the complaint,
(iv) a true copy of the investigation report,
(v) a true copy of all statements taken during the course of the investigation, and
(vi) the disposition of the complaint and any internal disciplinary action taken.
1996, c.26, s.3