AZ HB2516

Establishes a law enforcement officer database maintained by the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board containing names and discipline records, accessible only to law enforcement agencies conducting background investigations.

Requires law enforcement agencies to report to the board within 10 days of a final ruling on disciplinary actions, substantiated complaints, formal reprimands, and information about incomplete investigations where an officer resigned.

Mandates that law enforcement agencies check the database for an applicant's name before hiring for a law enforcement officer position.

Allows any person to bring a civil action in superior court to enforce the statute, with courts authorized to award reasonable attorney fees, damages, and costs to the prevailing party.

Defines "disciplinary action" using the same meaning prescribed in section 38-1101 of Arizona Revised Statutes.