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S 0281 - Defines police misconduct

Tracking Level: Of Interest
Sponsor: Margie Matthews
Last Action: 1/12/2021 - Senate - Referred to Committee on Judiciary
Senate Committee: Judy
Assigned To:
PoliceNext Bill
Public SafetyNext Bill

Staff Analysis of the Legislation
Summary of the bill as introduced: Defines police misconduct as an officer who willfully provides a false, misleading, incomplete, deceitful or incorrect statement on an affidavit for the purpose of securing a warrant.

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S 0281 General Bill, By Matthews
Summary: Police misconduct investigation
    A BILL TO AMEND SECTION 23-23-150(A)(3) OF THE 1976 CODE, RELATING TO THE DEFINITION OF MISCONDUCT, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS MISCONDUCT FOR AN OFFICER TO WILLFULLY PROVIDE A FALSE, MISLEADING, INCOMPLETE, DECEITFUL, OR INCORRECT STATEMENT ON AN AFFIDAVIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCURING A WARRANT, FOR AN OFFICER TO FAIL TO REPORT WITNESSING OR HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF ANOTHER OFFICER WHO WILLFULLY PROVIDED A FALSE, MISLEADING, INCOMPLETE, DECEITFUL, OR INCORRECT STATEMENT ON AN AFFIDAVIT FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCURING A WARRANT, OR FOR AN OFFICER TO FAIL TO REPORT OTHER MISCONDUCT.
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12/09/20Senate Prefiled
12/09/20Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary
01/12/21Senate Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 248)
01/12/21Senate Referred to Committee on Judiciary (Senate Journal-page 248)


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