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The RCMP | The RCMP supplies police services to the rest of BC. The complaint process against municipal police forces and RCMP are significantly different. So if your complaint is against the RCMP, check script [[Complaints Against the RCMP (Script 220)|220]], titled “Complaints Against the RCMP”. | ||
The British Columbia ''Police Act'' (the Act, available at [http://www.bclaws.ca www.bclaws.ca]) sets out how to make a complaint against a municipal police force. If you have a complaint against the police, you have the right to give your side of the story and have it dealt with, as explained below. | The British Columbia ''Police Act'' (the "Act", available at [http://www.bclaws.ca www.bclaws.ca]) sets out how to make a complaint against a municipal police force. If you have a complaint against the police, you have the right to give your side of the story and have it dealt with, as explained below. | ||
==How to make a complaint against municipal police – the first step== | ==How to make a complaint against municipal police – the first step== | ||
If you have a complaint against the police, you have to fill out a complaint form. The form is available on the website ([http://www.opcc.bc.ca www.opcc.bc.ca]) of the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (the Office). You can also get the form from any of the police departments listed above. Or you can call the Office (located at 947 Fort Street, Victoria) at 250.356.7458 or toll free at 1.877.999.8707. | If you have a complaint against the police, you have to fill out a complaint form. The form is available on the website ([http://www.opcc.bc.ca www.opcc.bc.ca]) of the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner (the "Office"). You can also get the form from any of the police departments listed above. Or you can call the Office (located at 947 Fort Street, Victoria) at 250.356.7458 or toll free at 1.877.999.8707. | ||
You have one year after the incident to make the complaint with the Office. You can hire a lawyer to represent you, but you don’t have to. Your complaint could be about any of several things, for example, a police officer using abusive language or excessive force, failing to perform duties, or something else. There are three types of complaints, as this script will explain. | You have one year after the incident to make the complaint with the Office. You can hire a lawyer to represent you, but you don’t have to. Your complaint could be about any of several things, for example, a police officer using abusive language or excessive force, failing to perform duties, or something else. There are three types of complaints, as this script will explain. | ||
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[updated | [updated January 2015] | ||