File a Complaint

How to File a Complaint

Your Smithville Police Department Is Dedicated to Providing the Best Public Service to All of Smithville's Citizens. Your Police Employees Are Carefully Selected and Given the Best Training Possible in Order to Provide This Service. However, You May Have an Occasion to Lodge a Complaint About the Actions of a Member of the Smithville Police Department. In Order to Be Responsive to You, We Are Providing the Following Information About How Complaints Are Made, How They Are Investigated, and the Final Outcome of Your Complaint.

False Complaints

Sometimes People Make False Complaints Against Police Officers. Citizens Should Be Aware That This Is a Violation of the Texas Penal Code. Section 37.02 (Perjury) Provides Punishment for Those Individuals Adjudged Guilty of Committing an Offense, if with the Intent to Deceive and Had Knowledge of the Statement Meaning; He Makes a False Statement Under Oath or Swears to the Truth of a False Statement Previously Made and the Statement Is Required or Authorized by Law to Be Made Under Oath.

A person Convicted Under This Section Can Be Confined in Jail for a Term of Not More Than (1) Year and a Fine Not to Exceed $4000. This Information Is Not Intended to Intimidate Citizens or Prevent Them From Making Valid Complaints. It Is the Intent of the Department to Persuade the Individuals From Seeking Retribution by Filing False Complaints Against Police Officers.