SECTION 4 - LOSS OF OCCDA QUALIFICATIONS AND CALLS FOR SERVICE
(1) A Violation of any section of this policy may result in the loss of the qualification of any Service
participating in the OCCDA non-preference towing policy. Loss of qualification may be
temporary or permanent:
A. OCCDA, Law Enforcement and Emergency Service Personnel shall report to their
immediate supervisor the Service or individual who violated this policy. The supervisor
shall then make a report of the incident in writing to the Law S.O.P. Committee.
B. Complaints or concerns submitted regarding a Service shall be investigated by the Law
Enforcement S.O.P. Committee or their designee. Such investigation will not interfere
with any criminal investigation arising from the same conduct. The Service shall
cooperate with the Law Enforcement S.O.P. Committee and/or their designee in the
course of the investigation and shall make relevant records available for inspection and
copying.
C. Complaints filed by participating Services against other services shall be submitted to
the Law Enforcement S.O.P. Committee in writing in a timely fashion. Information
provided to the Committee shall include: Date, time, location, and a description of the
circumstances.
D. Letters of warning may be sent to a Service from the Law Enforcement S.O.P.
Committee Chair or their designee for infractions of this policy.
The investigating officer will report the outcome of the investigation to the Law Enforcement
S.O.P. Committee. If as a result of the infraction(s) there is a potential for loss of qualification,
the Committee may request and/or recommend further investigation. At the conclusion of the
investigation the Committee may opt to send a warning letter to the Service, suspend the Service
or remove/revoke the Service from the rotation.
A. If the revocation is approved by the Law Enforcement S.O.P. Committee, the Law
Enforcement S.O.P. Committee or their designee shall send a notice of this action to the
offending wrecker service. Such revocations shall be due to documented complaints
by participating law enforcement agency personnel which reveals the wrecker service
is in direct violation of existing wrecker policy. This notice will offer a description of
the known charges at the time. If the offenses are noted to be of a minor nature, a
hearing time will be set prior to the loss of qualification taking place.
B. The hearing shall allow for a consideration of the facts and circumstances surrounding
the complaint and provide a representative of the towing company an opportunity to
speak to the charge(s). Additional charges may be added at that time.
C. The Law Enforcement S.O.P. Committee shall make a determination from the
information considered at the hearing. The Service in question will be notified of the
outcome in writing.
D. The Service, if notified of a loss of qualification, may make a request for
reconsideration/appeal to the OCCDA Policy Board Chairperson. The Decision of the
Policy Board Chairperson will be final.
E. The Law Enforcement S.O.P. Committee or their designee will complete written
notification of the action to the Technical Advisory Committee.
(3) If a Service cancels its insurance coverage or has its insurance cancelled, the loss of qualification
will be immediate upon confirmation of the cancellation, and the Service shall not be entitled to
a pre-termination hearing. The Service will be notified and may appeal to the Policy Board
Chair as pursuant to Step 2(D), above.