Police Civilian Review Board

The Police Civilian Review Board was established by Springfield City Council in 1999 to review and comment to the City Council through the City Manager and to the Chief of Police upon citizen appeals of determinations made by the Police Department about specific police conduct matters. Members are then selected by City Council.

Documents

• Ordinance establishing Police Civilian Review Board (1999)
• Ordinance amending Section 2 of original ordinance (2003)
• Ordinance amending size of the board from five members to seven members, modifying the process by which board members are appointed and modifying the minimum qualifications of board members to be eligible for appointment (2020)

Complaint process

If you wish to file a complaint about a Springfield Police officer or employee, you may do so at https://www.springfieldmo.gov/FormCenter/Police-4/File-a-Complaint-304. If you have already filed a complaint and wish to contest the disposition of your complaint, you may file a request for your case to be reviewed by the Police Civilian Review Board. The appeal must be in writing and must be filed with the City Clerk’s Office, 840 N. Boonville, Springfield, MO, 65802, within 45 days of the date of the letter from the Springfield Police Department that details the results of the investigation conducted on your complaint.