• The Nixa Police Department takes seriously all complaints regarding the service provided by the Department and the conduct of its members.
• The Department will accept and address all complaints of misconduct in accordance with department policy and all applicable federal, state and local law and rules.
• It is also the policy of this department to ensure that the community can report misconduct without concern for reprisal or retaliation.
• This form is for complaints against police employees, if you have a complaint about a criminal matter, please file a police report.
The following things should be kept in mind when you are considering filing a complaint:
• If you have a ticket or criminal charge pending in any Court, filing a complaint will not result in the ticket or charge being dismissed. The complaint process has no bearing on the court system. The matter must be resolved in the appropriate Court.
• Filing a complaint will not subject you to additional police action, or any type of “harassment.”
• Filing a complaint will not prevent police from conducting legitimate law enforcement related activities involving you, or the area in which you live, work, frequent, or in the location in which the incident complained of occurred.
• Under Missouri law, it is unlawful to make a false report to the police, hinder or interfere with an investigation, or provide false information to the police.