Law-enforcement officers; grounds for decertification, DCJS authorized to waive requirements. (HB2121)
Introduced By
Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria) with support from co-patrons Del. Todd Gilbert (R-Woodstock), Del. Manoli Loupassi (R-Richmond), and Del. Onzlee Ware (D-Roanoke)
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; grounds for decertification. Provides that no person who becomes a law-enforcement officer on or after July 1, 2013, may have been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to a Class 1 misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, any sex offense, or any domestic assault. Additionally, any certified law-enforcement officer who has been convicted of or pled guilty or no contest to any such crime shall be decertified by the Criminal Justice Services Board.
The bill additionally requires a sheriff, chief of police, or agency administrator to notify the Criminal Justice Services Board in writing when any certified law-enforcement officer or jail officer who is currently employed is convicted of or pleads guilty or no contest to certain crimes. Notice is also required when a law-enforcement officer or jail officer resigns or is terminated in advance of a pending drug screening or conviction of an offense that requires decertification. Upon receiving notice, the Criminal Justice Services Board shall decertify such officer. The bill provides that lack of notification shall not prohibit the Criminal Justice Services Board from decertifying an officer who has been found to have committed a certain crime or who has not maintained compliance with mandated training standards.
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/09/2013 | Committee |
| 01/09/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13102159D |
| 01/09/2013 | Referred to Committee on Militia, Police and Public Safety |
| 01/15/2013 | Assigned MPPS sub: #2 |
| 01/24/2013 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (8-Y 0-N) |
| 01/25/2013 | Reported from Militia, Police and Public Safety with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/25/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104539D-H1 |
| 01/28/2013 | Read first time |
| 01/29/2013 | Passed by for the day |
| 01/30/2013 | Read second time |
| 01/30/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104539D-H1 |
| 01/30/2013 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB2121H1 |
| 01/31/2013 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) |
| 01/31/2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/01/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
| 02/01/2013 | Referred to Committee on Local Government |
| 02/12/2013 | Reported from Local Government (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/14/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/15/2013 | Read third time |
| 02/15/2013 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/21/2013 | Enrolled |
| 02/21/2013 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB2121ER) |
| 02/21/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/21/2013 | Signed by President |
| 03/13/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 307 (effective 7/1/13) |
| 03/13/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0307) |