NICHOLAS BETTENCOURT v. CITYANDCOUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Pendency of civil action against peace officer tolls one year period in which departmental misconduct charges may be brought under Public Safety Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act regardless of whether the civil action impacted on the misconduct investigation. Filing of disciplinary charges more than 60 days from police chief's receipt of report of city's independent investigative agency in violation of city policy does not require dismissal of charges where timely under Bill of Rights Act and where city policy, unlike Bill of Rights Act, does not mandate dismissal as sanction for filing of untimely charges.
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