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1 1  **Washington County Sheriff's Office**
2 2  
3 -**SUPPORT SERVICES DIVISION**
3 +**Policy**
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5 -Policy Manual
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8 8  Volume: AB Services and Programs
9 9  
10 10  Chapter: 11 Internal Affairs and Criminal Investigations
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12 12  
13 -Replaces and/or Supersedes: AB 11 05/03/2021
11 +Replaces and/or Supersedes: AB 11 12/19/2022
14 14  
15 -Approved: 12/19/2022
13 +Approved: 03/21/2023
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18 18  __**TABLE OF CONTENTS**__
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50 50  11. Staff members will not attempt to contact, relay information to, or discuss the ongoing investigation with those under investigation. If a staff member feels it necessary to make contact with an employee on leave for reasons not explicitly listed above they may contact the Sheriff or designee for approval prior to contact.
51 51  11. Staff members will not discuss, speculate, or make assumptions about the incident leading up to the investigation, the current status of, or the potential outcome of investigations.
52 52  11. Staff members under investigation are expected to comply fully and truthfully with the investigation.
51 +11. When an employee is terminated or resigns, all staff are prohibited from talking to that ex-employee about Sheriff’s Office official business including internal investigations.
53 53  1. Rationale:
54 54  11. Any attempt by an employee to discuss an ongoing or completed investigation of themselves or another could hinder the ability of the investigation to determine the truth. Such impedance could be a violation of Standards of Conduct [[(% class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT318_com_zimbra_url" role="link" %)AB 05_104 ABUSE OF POSITION, AB 05_105 CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AB 05_107 DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION, AB 05_110 HONESTY AND LAWFULNESS, and AB 05_114 INTERACTION AND COMMUNICATION>>doc:Policy.Administrative.AB 05 Standards of Conduct.WebHome]](%%) as well as a potential criminal action depending on the information distributed.
55 55  11. Failure to fully and honestly comply with an investigation is a direct violation of Standard of Conduct [[(% class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT319_com_zimbra_url" role="link" %)AB 05_110 HONESTY AND LAWFULNESS>>doc:Policy.Administrative.AB 05 Standards of Conduct.WebHome]](%%), and will result in disciplinary action.