Legal Opinion
Ellins v. City of Sierra Madre
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 28, 2016No. B261968PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOFFSTADT, J.
The Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act (POBRA; Gov. Code, § 3300 et seq.) provides that a “public safety officer under investigation” by his or her “employing public safety department . . . that could lead to punitive action” “shall be informed of the nature of the investigation prior to any interrogation.” (Gov. Code, § 3303, subd. (c), italics added.) We now confront the question: How much “prior to” any interrogation must the officer be given that information? We conclude that a public safety officer must be informed of the “nature of the…
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