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Court Procedures
Court Attendance
I. POLICY
Agents/inspectors are required to appear for court and administrative hearings promptly and completely prepared to testify.
II. PROCEDURES
- When the court appearance is completed, the agent/inspector, if still on duty, will report back to his/her assignment.
- Agents/inspectors are required to be aware of their scheduled court dates and must not fail to appear in court as scheduled or when summonsed. Agent/Inspector Supervisors are responsible for receiving summonses from the various courts/administrative bodies and subsequent distribution to personnel under their command; distribution should be via email. It is the agents/inspector’s responsibility to check their email daily for any court/administrative hearing summons. A log will be maintained to track the receipt and distribution of summons; the log may be paper or electronic.
- Agents/inspectors will not leave the court/hearing until the conclusion of the case or dismissed by the court.
III. CANCELLATION
None.