Citation

The Comité de déontologie policière decides if the conduct of the police officer, wildlife protection officer, special constable, highway controller or UPAC investigator constitutes a breach of the Code of ethics of Québec police officers.

Penalty

When the conduct of a police officer, wildlife protection officer, special constable highway controller or UPAC investigator is considered derogatory, the Comité allows the parties to be heard. A penalty is then imposed on the police officer, wildlife protection officer, special constable, highway controller or UPAC investigator.

In determining the penalty, the Comité considers the seriousness of the conduct considered derogatory by taking into account all the circumstances and the content of the ethical file of the police officer, wildlife protection officer, special constable, highway controller or UPAC investigator.

For each of the derogatory acts, the Comité imposes one of the following penalties :

• a warning;
• a reprimand;
• a blame;
• a suspension without pay (for a period not exceeding 60 working days);
• a demotion;
• dismissal;
• the inability to perform peace officer duties (for a period not exceeding 5 years), when the police officer, wildlife protection officer, special constable, highway controller or UPAC investigator has resigned, has been dismissed or has retired.  

The decision is forwarded to the complainant, the Commissaire, the police officer, wildlife protection officer, special constable, highway controller or UPAC investigator, and to the director of the police force or the employer affected. It is also released to the public.

All the decisions rendered by the Comité since January 2000 in matters of citations and penalties are available free of charge in their unabridged version on the site SOQUIJ - Intelligence juridique.