Welcome to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs Unit.
The Internal Affairs Unit is established to conduct staff inspections and investigate complaints against the Agency or its employees. All Marion County Sheriff’s Office supervisors are responsible for initiating a preliminary investigation into any and all complaints involving employees of the Agency and whenever practical, take action against subordinates for violations of Agency policy. Serious violations of policy, law, and incidents that require formal or in-depth investigations that cannot be resolved by a line supervisor will be investigated by the Internal Affairs Unit. Allegations can include use of excessive force, unlawful arrests, and criminal employee misconduct.
Citizen’s initiating complaints referred to the Internal Affairs unit will be notified of the case’s assignment to the unit and periodically provided status updates when applicable. Citizen’s that initiate a complaint resulting in an internal affairs investigation will be notified of the findings of an internal investigations.
The Internal Affairs Unit is committed to fully investigate and resolve all complaints referred to the unit for investigation.
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Internal Affairs Comment/Complaint Form Directions
Down load the form on a printer and complete the form with as much information as possible. If additional room is needed utilize a blank document for details.
Place the form in an envelope and mail to:
Marion County Sheriff’s Office
C/O Internal Affairs Unit
P.O. Box 1987
Ocala, Florida 34478-1987
Comment/Complaint forms can be hand delivered to the nearest district office.
A supervisor will contact the comment/complainant listed on the form
