REFERENCE TITLE: peace officer misconduct; reporting

State of Arizona House of Representatives Fiftieth Legislature First Regular Session 2011

HB 2613

Introduced by Representatives Stevens, Dial, Gowan: Montenegro, Reeve, Senators Antenori, Gray

 

AN ACT

 

amending section 41-1828.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the arizona peace officer standards and training board.

 

 

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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Section 41-1828.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-1828.01.  Required law enforcement agency reporting

A.  A law enforcement agency, a law enforcement employee association or a group within a law enforcement agency that represents the interests of peace officers may report to the board any peace officer misconduct in violation of the rules for retention established pursuant to section 41‑1822, subsection A, paragraph 3 at any time and shall report this misconduct on the peace officer's termination, resignation or separation from the agency.

B.  On request of a law enforcement agency conducting a background investigation of an applicant for the position of a peace officer, another law enforcement agency employing, previously employing or having conducted a complete or partial background investigation on the applicant shall advise the requesting agency of any known misconduct in violation of the rules for retention established pursuant to section 41‑1822, subsection A, paragraph 3.

C.  Civil liability may not be imposed on either a law enforcement agency, a law enforcement employee association, a group within a law enforcement agency that represents the interests of peace officers or the board for providing information specified in subsections A and B of this section if there exists a good faith belief that the information is accurate. END_STATUTE