Columbia Purpose ordinance (§ 21-44)
Chapter 21: Police · Article III. Citizens Police Review Board
The purpose of this article is to provide an external and independent process for review of actual or perceived misconduct by police officers thereby increasing the police department's accountability to the community and community trust in the police department.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 21-44
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.