HB 0125

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the interview and interrogation of law
3	enforcement and correctional officers; amending s.
4	112.532, F.S.; requiring that all identifiable witnesses
5	to a complaint against a law enforcement officer or
6	correctional officer be interviewed, whenever possible,
7	prior to the investigative interview of the accused
8	officer; providing an effective date.
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10	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12	Section 1.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
13	112.532, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
14	112.532  Law enforcement officers' and correctional
15	officers' rights.--All law enforcement officers and correctional
16	officers employed by or appointed to a law enforcement agency or
17	a correctional agency shall have the following rights and
18	privileges:
19	(1)  RIGHTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONAL
20	OFFICERS WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION.--Whenever a law enforcement
21	officer or correctional officer is under investigation and
22	subject to interrogation by members of his or her agency for any
23	reason which could lead to disciplinary action, demotion, or
24	dismissal, such interrogation shall be conducted under the
25	following conditions:
26	(d)  The law enforcement officer or correctional officer
27	under investigation shall be informed of the nature of the
28	investigation prior to any interrogation, and he or she shall be
29	informed of the names name of all complainants. All identifiable
30	witnesses shall be interviewed, whenever possible, prior to the
31	beginning of the investigative interview of the accused officer.
32	The complaint and all witness statements shall be provided to
33	the officer who is the subject of the complaint prior to the
34	beginning of any investigative interview.
35	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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