SB 1333 Summary

• Expands peace officer interview rights by requiring written notice at least one calendar day before interviews that could result in dismissal, demotion, or suspension, and allowing officers to record their own interviews.

• Adds restrictions on employer questioning during administrative investigations, prohibiting intentional misrepresentation of evidence and limiting questions to material and relevant topics related to alleged misconduct.

• Establishes 180-calendar-day investigation completion deadline with written explanation required if exceeded, and allows disciplinary dismissal if employer fails to make reasonable effort to meet deadline.

• Modifies fitness-for-duty examination procedures to include mental and behavioral evaluations, extend notice period from 10 to 14 calendar days, allow 30-day review period, and restrict diagnoses of post-traumatic stress to licensed psychiatrists or psychologists with law enforcement specialization.

• Enhances appeal procedures by requiring burden of proof on employer, establishing mandatory witness and evidence disclosure requirements 14 days before hearing, and guaranteeing first request for hearing officer change in state or county cases.