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RULE 7. CHARGES BROUGHT BY THE PUBLIC a. FILING OF COMPLAINTS. A charge, herein called a "complaint" against the conduct of the department or any of its officers or employees while on duty or acting under the color of authority shall be in writing, signed, and dated by the complainant under oath before a notary public. This notarized complaint must be received by the commission's office not more than 60 days from the date of the incident. A complaint form or letter signed, dated, and notarized by the complainant's immediate family shall be accepted as a complaint if the victim is deceased. b. COMPLAINT CLASSIFICATION GUIDELINES. Complaints shall be classified under the following standards of conduct: 1. Standard of Conduct - Officers and employees shall conduct their lives in such a manner as to avoid bringing themselves or the department into disrepute. 2. Performance of Duty - Officers and employees shall perform their duties as required or directed by law, departmental procedures, policies, or orders of a command or supervisory officer. All lawful duties shall be performed promptly notwithstanding the general assignment of duties and responsibilities. 3. Obedience to Laws, Written Orders, Policies - Officers and employees of the department shall observe and obey all Federal and State Laws, Ordinances of the County of Hawaii, and all orders, policies, directives, regulations, etc., of the department. 4. Commission of any Criminal Act - Officers and employees shall not commit any criminal act. For the purpose of this section, it is not required that the officer or employee be convicted of a crime. Acceptance of immunity from criminal prosecution, deferred acceptance of guilty pleas, deferred prosecution, and other such dispositions shall be considered prima facie evidence that a criminal act was committed. A. Damaging Private Property - Officers and employees shall not maliciously destroy or damage someone's private property without just cause. B. Theft of Private Property - Officers and employees shall not take the private property of someone with the intent to permanently deprive the owner of said property. C. Threatening - Officers and employees shall not threaten members of the public with bodily injury or threaten to arrest them without just cause. 5. Falsification of Records - Officers and employees shall not knowingly or intentionally falsify records or enter or cause to be entered any inaccurate, false, or improper information on any record or records of the department.