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SB 308 IN

Certification of law enforcement officers.

IN · session 2021 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 11, 2021

Latest action (Jan 11, 2021) First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary

Summary

Defines "merit board" and requires a merit board to notify the Indiana law enforcement training board (ILETB) if the merit board has determined that a law enforcement officer has used excessive force against a person. Requires the ILETB to conduct a decertification hearing within 30 days of receiving notice from a merit board, and requires the ILETB to decertify a law enforcement officer if the ILETB finds by a preponderance of the evidence that: (1) the law enforcement officer used excessive force against a person; and (2) the use of excessive force violated the person's civil rights. Specifies that a person decertified by the ILETB may not exercise police powers.

Sponsor (1)

Action history (2)
  1. Jan 11, 2021 Authored by Senator Taylor G · upper
  2. Jan 11, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Judiciary · upper
Subjects
LAW ENFORCEMENT generallyLAW ENFORCEMENT, Academy and Training

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · Jan 11, 2021 · PDF

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