REFERENCE TITLE: complaints against peace officers; notification |
State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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HB 2550 |
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Introduced by Representative Kavanagh
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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:
38-1117. 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.