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Bill would adjust administrative charging timelines for police misconduct to avoid conflicts with criminal trials
Summary
Senate Bill 533 aims to clarify when the one-year-and-one-day administrative deadline for adjudicating officer misconduct runs where a parallel criminal case is pending; proponents said the change prevents prosecutors from losing the ability to discipline officers when criminal proceedings are prolonged.
Senate Bill 533 would amend the timeline for filing and adjudicating administrative charges against law enforcement officers in cases where criminal charges arise, addressing a perceived conflict between criminal proceedings and internal administrative deadlines.
Senator William Follett told the House Judiciary Committee the bill is a “cleanup” to the public safety police accountability statute enacted in 2021: when a law enforcement officer faces criminal charges,…
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