P-13.1, r. 2.02 - By-law respecting the internal discipline of police officers of Ville de Montréal

Section 6 Disposition versions

2023-10-26

6. At all time, police officers must behave in a dignified manner and must refrain from any behaviour that may jeopardize the confidence or consideration required for their duties or to affect the effectiveness of the police department.

Police officers must, in particular,

(1)  refrain from consorting or fraternizing without a satisfactory reason with persons they know or should reasonably know to have a criminal or questionable reputation or frequenting places having such reputation;

(2)  refrain, when on duty or in uniform, from buying, transporting, drinking or selling alcoholic beverages or cannabis without authorization;

(3)  refrain, when on duty, in uniform or reporting for work, from giving off a smell of alcoholic beverages or cannabis, unless the performance of their duties so requires, or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages, narcotics, hallucinogenic drugs, narcotic or anaesthetic preparations or any other substance capable of causing intoxication, weakening or disturbance of the faculties or unconsciousness;

(4)  refrain from keeping in a vehicle or on the premises of Ville de Montréal, without authorization, alcoholic beverages, narcotics, hallucinogenic drugs, narcotic or anaesthetic preparations or any other substance capable of causing intoxication, weakening or disturbance of the faculties or unconsciousness;

(5)  show courtesy and respect to every person;

(6)  comply with any law or by-law; and

(7)  refrain from assisting, inciting, advising, encouraging, allowing, authorizing or ordering another police officer to commit an offence under any law or by-law.

O.C. 738-2015, s. 6; O.C. 1483-2023, s. 4.

2015-09-17

6. At all time, police officers must behave in a dignified manner and must refrain from any behaviour that may jeopardize the confidence or consideration required for their duties or to affect the effectiveness of the police department.

Police officers must, in particular,

(1)  refrain from consorting or fraternizing without a satisfactory reason with persons they know or should reasonably know to have a criminal or questionable reputation or frequenting places having such reputation;

(2)  refrain, when on duty or in uniform, from buying, transporting, drinking or selling alcoholic beverages without authorization;

(3)  refrain, when on duty, in uniform or reporting for work, from giving off a smell of alcoholic beverages, unless the performance of their duties so requires, or being under the influence of alcoholic beverages, narcotics, hallucinogenic drugs, narcotic or anaesthetic preparations or any other substance capable of causing intoxication, weakening or disturbance of the faculties or unconsciousness;

(4)  refrain from keeping in a vehicle or on the premises of Ville de Montréal, without authorization, alcoholic beverages, narcotics, hallucinogenic drugs, narcotic or anaesthetic preparations or any other substance capable of causing intoxication, weakening or disturbance of the faculties or unconsciousness;

(5)  show courtesy and respect to every person;

(6)  comply with any law or by-law; and

(7)  refrain from assisting, inciting, advising, encouraging, allowing, authorizing or ordering another police officer to commit an offence under any law or by-law.

O.C. 738-2015, s. 6.