| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the investigations of law enforcement |
| 3 | and correctional officers; amending s. 112.532, F.S.; |
| 4 | requiring that all identifiable witnesses to a complaint |
| 5 | against a law enforcement or correctional officer be |
| 6 | interviewed, whenever possible, prior to the investigative |
| 7 | interview of the accused officer; requires that the |
| 8 | accused officer be furnished with the complaint and |
| 9 | witness statements prior to any investigative interview of |
| 10 | that officer; providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section |
| 15 | 112.532, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 16 | 112.532 Law enforcement officers' and correctional |
| 17 | officers' rights.--All law enforcement officers and correctional |
| 18 | officers employed by or appointed to a law enforcement agency or |
| 19 | a correctional agency shall have the following rights and |
| 20 | privileges: |
| 21 | (1) RIGHTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONAL |
| 22 | OFFICERS WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION.--Whenever a law enforcement |
| 23 | officer or correctional officer is under investigation and |
| 24 | subject to interrogation by members of his or her agency for any |
| 25 | reason which could lead to disciplinary action, demotion, or |
| 26 | dismissal, such interrogation shall be conducted under the |
| 27 | following conditions: |
| 28 | (d) The law enforcement officer or correctional officer |
| 29 | under investigation shall be informed of the nature of the |
| 30 | investigation prior to any interrogation, and he or she shall be |
| 31 | informed of the names name of all complainants. All identifiable |
| 32 | witnesses shall be interviewed, whenever possible, prior to the |
| 33 | beginning of the investigative interview of the accused officer. |
| 34 | The complaint and all witness statements shall be provided to |
| 35 | the officer who is the subject of the complaint prior to the |
| 36 | beginning of any investigative interview of that officer. |
| 37 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |