Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act; changes process and procedures. (SB355)
Introduced By
Sen. Creigh Deeds (D-Charlottesville) with support from 7 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Bobby Mathieson (D-Virginia Beach), Sen. George Barker (D-Alexandria), Sen. Ken Cuccinelli (R-Fairfax), Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke), Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax), Sen. Toddy Puller (D-Mount Vernon)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Law-Enforcement Officers Procedural Guarantee Act. Makes several changes in the process and procedures afforded to officers under the procedural guarantee act, including right to counsel, notice of allegations, and a prohibition against a complaining officer being in charge of an investigation. The bill also grants the officer under investigation an opportunity to review the file at the conclusion of the investigation. Read the Bill »
Status
01/21/2008: Merged into SB76
History
Date | Action |
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01/08/2008 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/08 081729220 |
01/08/2008 | Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice |
01/11/2008 | Assigned Courts sub: Civil |
01/21/2008 | Incorporated by Courts of Justice (SB76-Cuccinelli) (14-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
Comments
Let's give officers more rights when they are under investigation. Even if this is passed, the common criminal will continue to enjoy a lot more protection than the cops.