REFERENCE TITLE: complaints against peace officers; notification

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

HB 2550

Introduced by

Representative Kavanagh

AN ACT

amending title 38, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 38‑1117; relating to peace officers.

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

Section 1.  Title 38, chapter 8, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 38-1117, to read:

START_STATUTE38-1117. Peace officer complaint; mandatory notice

Before a law enforcement agency accepts a complaint made against a peace officer, the law enforcement agency must provide the person making the complaint with the following notice:

Pursuant to section 13‑2907.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, It is a class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly make to a law enforcement agency a false, fraudulent or unfounded report or statement or to knowingly misrepresent a fact for the purpose of interfering with the orderly operation of a law enforcement agency or misleading a peace officer. END_STATUTE