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Committee narrows bill to require on-duty officers with probable cause to report false-report suspects to state's attorney
Summary
House Bill 11 94 was amended to make reporting mandatory ("shall"), limited to on-duty officers, and to require probable cause before an officer must report a suspected false police report to the county state's attorney; the committee advanced the bill as amended.
The House Judiciary Committee amended and advanced House Bill 11 94 to require an on-duty law enforcement officer who has probable cause to suspect an individual provided a false report or false allegations to report that person to the county state's attorney.
Members said the change narrows earlier, broader language. Representative Vetter and others argued the bill should be narrowly focused on on-duty officers and probable cause, rather than broader…
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