Florida HB 1283: Complaints Against Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to complaints against law enforcement 2
and correctional officers; amending s. 112.532, F.S.; 3
requiring that a copy of a complaint, signed by the 4
complainant under oath, be provided to law enforcement 5
officers and correctional officers who are under 6
investigation before any interrogation begins; 7
providing that complainant names and signatures are 8
not required if a complaint is accompanied by 9
corroborating evidence; prohibiting certain personnel 10
actions from being taken against a law enforcement 11
officer or correctional officer unless such officer 12
receives a copy of the complaint signed by the 13
complainant under oath; providing an exception; 14
requiring that the investigative file of certain 15
investigations of a law enforcement officer or 16
correctional officer be included in such officer's 17
personnel file; providing that certain investigations 18
do not affect such officer's ability to receive a 19
promotion, a raise, or any other commendation; 20
amending s. 112.533, F.S.; requiring a complaint 21
against a law enforcement officer or correctional 22
officer to be in writing and signed under oath by the 23
person filing the complaint; providing an exception; 24
providing penalties for making a false complaint; 25

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providing an effective date. 26
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 28
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and subsection 30
(4) of section 112.532, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 31
subsection (8) is added to that section, to read: 32
112.532 Law enforcement officers' and correctional 33
officers' rights.—All law enforcement officers and correctional 34
officers employed by or appointed to a law enforcement agency or 35
a correctional agency shall have the following rights and 36
privileges: 37
(1) RIGHTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONAL 38
OFFICERS WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION.—Whenever a law enforcement 39
officer or correctional officer is under investigation and 40
subject to interrogation by members of his or her agency for any 41
reason that could lead to disciplinary action, suspension, 42
demotion, or dismissal, the interrogation must be conducted 43
under the following conditions: 44
(d) The law enforcement officer or correctional officer 45
under investigation must be informed of the nature of the 46
investigation and the names of all complainants and must be 47
provided with a copy of the complaint, signed by the complainant 48
under oath, before any interrogation begins, and he or she must 49
be informed of the names of all complainants. However, if a 50

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complaint is accompanied by corroborating evidence, the 51
complainant names and a signature are not required. All 52
identifiable witnesses shall be interviewed, whenever possible, 53
prior to the beginning of the investigative interview of the 54
accused officer. The complaint, all witness statements, 55
including all other existing subject officer statements, and all 56
other existing evidence, including, but not limited to, incident 57
reports, GPS locator information, and audio or video recordings 58
relating to the incident under investigation, must be provided 59
to each officer who is the subject of the complaint before the 60
beginning of any investigative interview of that officer. An 61
officer, after being informed of the right to review witness 62
statements, may voluntarily waive the provisions of this 63
paragraph and provide a voluntary statement at any time. 64
(4) NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION; COPY OF AND OPPORTUNITY 65
TO ADDRESS CONTENTS OF INVESTIGATIVE FILE; CONFIDENTIALITY.— 66
(a) A dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment, or 67
other personnel action that might result in loss of pay or 68
benefits or that might otherwise be considered a punitive 69
measure may not be taken against any law enforcement officer or 70
correctional officer unless the law enforcement officer or 71
correctional officer is notified of the action and the reason or 72
reasons for the action and is provided with a copy of the 73
complaint, signed by the complainant under oath, unless the 74
exception in paragraph (1)(d) applies, before the effective date 75

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of the action. 76
(b) Notwithstanding s. 112.533(5), whenever a law 77
enforcement offic