California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 86


Introduced by Assembly Member McCarty

January 6, 2015


An act relating to peace officers.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 86, as introduced, McCarty. Peace officers: independent review panel.

Existing law requires each department or agency in this state that employs peace officers to establish a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against the personnel of these departments or agencies, as specified.

This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that would establish, within the Department of Justice, an independent review panel to investigate and provide an independent review of peace officer involved shootings and other uses of force resulting in death.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1.  

It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
2legislation to establish, within the Department of Justice, an
3independent review panel to investigate and provide an independent
4review of peace officer involved shootings and other uses of force
5resulting in death.



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