Police Conduct Review Panels

Review panels consist of three panelist, two civilian and one sworn.

Civilian panelists

• Inclusion in the pool does not mean they are eligible to serve.
• To be eligible, civilian panelists must meet qualifications outlined in our City ordinance.
  Read Chapter 172.60 of the Minneapolis Code of Ordinances.

Sworn panelists

• The Chief of Police or the chief’s designee assigns the pool of sworn panelists.  
• As with civilian panelists, inclusion in the pool does not guarantee eligibility.
• Sworn panelists must meet all training requirements.
• They also must not have any open misconduct cases to be eligible to serve. 
• A sworn member cannot be a member of the panel if they have a sustained violation of D or higher. 
• Sworn members cannot have a sustained policy violation of C within five years of the panel date. 
• A sworn member cannot be a member of a panel if they have a sustained policy violation of a level 3 use of force.