AZ HB2432

Establishes a "peace officer violence victims' bill of rights" guaranteeing victims and families rights including fair treatment, free legal support, access to unredacted body camera footage within 72 hours, and employment files of involved officers within 72 hours.

Requires municipalities to establish independent victim advocates reporting to critical incident scenes and prohibits police departments from publicly releasing victim identifying information or incident details until the victim's family is notified and has reviewed evidence.

Mandates victims and families receive free wraparound support services including mental health care, monthly investigation updates from independent advocates, and access to independent medical examinations or autopsies at state expense.

Requires a 24-hour delay before investigators can question victim families, guarantees right to legal counsel before any interviews, and mandates multilingual interpreters available within one hour of a critical incident.

Specifies that peace officers involved in shootings or in-custody deaths must be permanently removed from law enforcement and have their pensions permanently withheld, and requires state funding of independent nonprofit legal and advocacy organizations to provide free services to victims.