Chapter 464-7 PRE-INVESTIGATIVE CONSENT ORDERS
| (a) |
Pre-investigative consent agreements may
be entered into by Georgia POST Council and an applicant/candidate for
certification or person certified pursuant to O.C.G.A. Title 35, Chapter 8.
POST Council may issue a pre-investigative consent order in situations in which
the individual agrees to the imposition of certain disciplinary sanctions in
accordance with O.C.G.A. Title 35, Chapter 8, Section 7.1. |
| (b) |
Entering into a consent agreement
resulting in a consent order is entirely voluntary and any person entering into
such agreement waives all other proceedings, hearings and processes normally
associated with actions taken by POST Council. |
In certain instances, using guidelines approved by the POST
Council, a pre-investigative consent order may be offered, in lieu of a full
POST disciplinary investigation. Any such consent order agreed upon and
finalized by the Executive Director and Chairman shall be presented before the
Council at the next regularly scheduled meeting for final approval. In cases in
which no agreement is made, the Director of the Investigations Division of the
Council shall assign the case to an investigator as in other
cases.
| (a) |
A
pre-investigative consent order may be rescinded by the Council if it is found
to have been based on misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent information
or documents submitted to POST Council or its staff. |
| (b) |
If a pre-investigative consent order is
rescinded, the investigative matter shall be forwarded to the POST
Investigations Division for review by the Council. |
An administrative fee, as prescribed by the Council, must be
submitted with any final consent orders.
