A. No document containing comments adverse to a hazardous duty officer shall be entered into the officer’s personnel file unless the officer has read and signed the document. When an officer refuses to sign a document containing adverse comments, the document may be entered into an officer’s personnel file if:

(1)     the officer’s refusal to sign is noted on the document by the chief administrator of the officer’s employer; and

(2)     the notation regarding the officer’s refusal to sign the document is witnessed by a third party.

B. A hazardous duty officer may file a written response to any document containing adverse comments entered into the officer’s personnel file, and the response shall be filed with the officer’s employer within thirty days after the document was entered into the officer’s personnel file. A hazardous duty officer’s written response shall be attached to the document.