4.
The investigation shall follow the rules of law which apply to all criminal proceedings including constitutional, statutory, and case law regarding rights which are covered by the United States Constitution’s 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments together with the protections afforded by the Constitution of the State of Utah.
5.
The investigation shall be performed in a thorough, fair, complete, and professional manner; free of conflicts of interest.
6.
All attempts will be made to expedite the Criminal Investigation and obtain a determination regarding the use of force.
7.
Nothing will prevent the employing agency from complying with their policy regarding continued administrative leave or reinstatement.
8.
Venue Determination:
a.
When an incident occurs in part in two or more jurisdictions, each of those jurisdictions is a Venue Agency.
b.
When an incident occurs on the boundary of two jurisdictions, or at a location where the relevant boundary is not readily ascertainable or is in dispute, the Venue Agency(cies) shall be:
1.
The Employer Agency if the Actor is employed by either boundary agency;
2.
Both boundary agencies if Actors are employed by both;
3.
The agency which has the greater interest in the case by virtue of having the predominant police involvement in the incident or by virtue of having had the majority of acts leading up to the officer involved incident occur within it’s jurisdiction.
c.
For custodial deaths, the agency having custody of the person at the time his/her distress was first discovered is a Venue Agency. Also a