Compliments and Complaints
A medium is provided here for you to report complaints or compliments. Anonymous reporting is permitted, just keep in mind that it is easier and more effective to follow-up comments when we have someone to talk to and we cannot report status or disposition without a contact person.
Please know, Ohio laws provide for penalties to those persons who are found guilty of knowingly providing false information to a law enforcement agency or official of that agency.聽 The following sections of the Ohio Revised Code apply:聽
- Section 2917.32(A)(3) No person shall report to any law enforcement agency an alleged offense or other incident within its concern, knowing that such offense did not occur.聽
- Section 2921.l3(A) No person shall knowingly make a false statement, or knowing swear or affirm the truth of a false statement previously made when any of the following apply:聽
- The statement is made with purpose to mislead a public official in performing his function.聽
- Section 2921.15(B) No person shall knowingly file a complaint against a peace officer that alleges that the peace officer engaged in misconduct in the performance of the officer's duties if the person knows that the allegation is false.