Internal investigations.

Denver Revised Municipal Code § 42-30

in effect

Sec. 42-30. - Internal investigations. A member of the classified service of the police department may be subject to discipline for the failure to give a statement or answer questions concerning his or any other member's conduct and activities as part of an internal departmental investigation only under the following circumstances: (1) The subject matter of the statement or questions must be reasonably related to a member's work performance and/or fitness to hold his or her position and related to the specific charge or complaint being investigated; (2) Neither the statement nor answers to questions shall be considered a waiver of the member's right not to make statements that might tend to incriminate him or her; (3) The statement or answers to questions shall not be used in any criminal proceeding against the member making the statement or answering the questions; (4) The statement shall be confidential and neither the statement nor any information contained therein nor the answers to questions shall be disclosed to anyone except: the statement or information may be disclosed to persons within the member's department on a need to know basis as determined by the chief of the department or to the manager of safety or to any employee of the office of the independent monitor or to any individual serving on the citizen oversight board, as provided in article XVIII of chapter 2, or to any individual serving on any departmental board involved in the internal investigatory or disciplinary processes; the statement of, or information learned from, a member not being investigated for misconduct may be disclosed to representatives of the district attorney or city attorney on a need-to-know basis as determined by the chief of the department; or the statement or answers may be offered as evidence to the hearing officer in an appeal brought by a member challenging any discipline imposed, in whole or in part, because of the content of the statement or answers to the questions; and (5) The member is advised in writing of the conditions contained in this section prior to giving the statement or answering any questions. (Ord. No. 598-04, § 1, 8-30-04; Ord. No. 730-04, § 3, 10-4-04)

Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH42PO_ARTIIPODE_DIV1GE_S42-30ININFetched: 10/27/2026