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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session
complaints against peace officers; notification
Purpose
Requires a law enforcement agency, before accepting a complaint made against a peace officer, to provide the person making the complaint with a specified notice.
Background
It is a class 1 misdemeanor for a person to knowingly make to a law enforcement agency of the state or a political subdivision 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 (A.R.S. § 13-2907.01).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.
Provisions
1. Requires a law enforcement agency, before accepting a complaint made against a peace officer, to provide the person making the complaint with a notice that 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.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
MAPS 2/15/21 DP 8-6-0-0
3rd Read 3/3/21 31-28-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 16, 2021
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