Legal

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Legal
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Main Points

• Legal Officers Role
• Wings Legal Position on Vital Issues
• Insurance Issues

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Legal Officers Role

• Internal to CAP
• interpret laws and regulations
• help wing commander act within authority
• advise wing commander
• work with Inspector General
• advise in adverse member issues

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Legal Officers Role

• External to CAP
• Act as arbitrator between CAP and state
  agencies--especially lease agreements
• Promote CAP to state officials by working on
  upgrading our operations function so we have
  something more marketable to promote.

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Legal Officers Role

• Services to Squadrons
• advise unit commanders on legal issues
• coordinate with higher echelon
• advise in adverse member actions
• legal officers do represent CAP to ensure legal
  compliance
• legal officers do not represent the individual
  member accused

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Position on Vital Issues

• Cadet protection
• not tolerate physical, verbal, or sexual abuse
• Mission liability
• safe practices
• follow CAPs regulations, policies, procedures
• General liability
• safe practices
• Sexual harassment/discrimination
• zero tolerance

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Insurance

• CAP and Federal Benefit Policies
• Hull Self Insurance
• FTCA/FECA
• Aviation liability insurance
• Vehicle liability insurance
• Vehicle self-insurance

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Insurance

• What Is Normally Not Covered
• Avoid at-risk instances such as
• Not in uniform
• Not clearly a CAP function
• Unsafe practices
• Non-compliance with CAP directives, policies,
  procedures

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Insurance

• How Legal Officer Implements Policies
• Answer questions
• Advice