Vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that requires law enforcement agencies to report the termination of officers amid any complaint, charge, or investigation of a serious nature.

Highlights:

• Requires any agency that participates in the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) program to notify the Commission on POST of the termination, resignation, or retirement of an officer with a pending complaint, charge, or investigation of a serious nature (Sec 1).

• Requires the employing agency to (Sec 1):

• Identify the peace officer;

• Specify the nature of the complaint, charge, or investigacion, including a brief summary of allegations;

• Complete a thorough and unbiased investigation within one year of discovery;

• Report whether the charge was sustained, not sustained, unfounded, or exonerated within 10 days after the conclusion of the investigation.

• Authorizes the commission to include this information in a manner that may be accessible by other law enforcement agencies that employ or may employ the subject of the profile (Sec 1).

• Specifies that if the charge was not-sustained, unfounded, or exonerated, the commission will remove any reference to the investigation in an officer’s profile (Sec 1).

• Authorizes the officer to request the removal of any reference to the charges, complaints, or investigation if the court finds that the charge was unfounded or not sustained (Sec 1).

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