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Committee advances bill requiring disclosure of certain relationships on probable-cause affidavits
Summary
Senate Bill 259, intended to require disclosure of personal or financial relationships when law enforcement prepares probable-cause affidavits, passed the committee after amendments and testimony from victims and prosecutors; the measure also included protections for juvenile records and clarifications about victim-proxy questioning.
Senate Bill 259, aimed at increasing disclosure of potential conflicts when law enforcement submits probable-cause affidavits, advanced out of the Criminal Code Committee after amendments and testimony from prosecutors, public defenders and a family who described a local incident.
Sponsor Senator Aaron Freeman explained the bill would require disclosure of personal or financial relationships that may be relevant when an officer prepares a probable-cause affidavit for prosecution. Representative Garrett Bascom offered and the committee adopted Amendment 3, which focused on…
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