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HB 1502 IN

Police misconduct complaint process.

IN · session 2021 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 14, 2021

Latest action (Jan 14, 2021) First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety

Summary

Requires the attorney general to establish not later than January 1, 2022, an online portal and telephone hotline to receive complaints regarding police officer misconduct, including anonymous complaints. Requires a county, city, or town that has a police department to adopt an ordinance establishing an accountability office (office) that: (1) is not a part of the police department; and (2) receives and investigates police misconduct complaints, including anonymous complaints. Provides that a unit with a police contract in effect is not required to comply with the law until the contract and any continuation of terms expires.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)
  1. Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Representative Summers · lower
  2. Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety · lower
Subjects
ATTORNEY GENERALLAW ENFORCEMENT generallyTELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telephone, Television, Radio, and Internet

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 13, 2021 · PDF

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