§14903 Boards of Inquiry

Summary

The Secretary in charge must set up a board of inquiry to hear and review the case of any officer who has been told to show cause for staying in an active status under section 14902. The board must have at least three officers who meet the qualifications in section 14906. The board must give a fair and impartial hearing and then decide whether the officer has proved they should stay in an active status. If the board finds they failed to do so, it must recommend to the Secretary that the officer not be retained. After the board’s recommendation, the Secretary may remove the officer from an active status or close the case. If the board finds the officer should be retained, or the Secretary closes the case, the case is closed. An officer required to show cause under section 14902(a) whose case is closed may not again be required to show cause during the one-year period beginning on the date of that determination. An officer required to show cause under section 14902(b) may be required to show cause again at any time, except that an officer who was retained in an active status may not be required again about the same conduct from the previous proceeding unless the board’s recommendations were obtained by fraud or collusion.