The Des Moines Police Department has a Legal Advisor.  This position is responsible to:  

• Provide legal advice on police related issues
• Train police department staff about new and existing legal matters
• Write legislation as requested by the city council, and  
• Prosecute administrative violations including the misuse of police alarms and liquor license violations

You can call the Police Department Legal Advisor at (515) 283-4121 on Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.