REFERENCE TITLE: AZPOST; mandatory reporting; peace officers

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

2021

 

 

HB 2699

 

Introduced by

Representatives Jermaine: Andrade, Cano, Chávez, Hernandez A, Hernandez D, Longdon, Sierra, Stahl Hamilton, Teller, Tsosie

 

 

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 and prosecuting agency reporting

A.  A law enforcement agency may shall 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.  A prosecuting agency shall report to the board any information that the prosecuting agency has determined may call into question the credibility of a peace officer and that has been disclosed in a case in which the peace officer testified pursuant to the ARizona rules of criminal procedure.

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