Suspension of Certification Pending Preliminary Inquiry

(1) If at the time the commission authorizes a preliminary inquiry, or at any time during the course of the preliminary inquiry, the division of standards concludes that the suspension of the officer's certification is warranted pending completion of the preliminary inquiry, the division of standards shall recommend such a suspension to the chair and provide to the chair the evidence supporting that recommendation. If, based on such evidence, the chair agrees with the division of standards' recommendation that the officer's certification be suspended pending completion of the preliminary inquiry, the chair shall place the question of whether to suspend the officer's certification pending completion of the preliminary inquiry on the next available commission agenda, or call a meeting for the purposes of deciding that question. (2) The commission may suspend an officer's certification pending completion of the preliminary inquiry if it determines by a preponderance of the evidence that such suspension is in the best interest of the health, safety, or welfare of the public. (3) Any suspension issued by the commission pursuant to 555 CMR 1.06 shall continue in effect until issuance of the final decision of the commission or until the suspension is revoked by the commission.