SB 2 Summary

• Eliminates immunity provisions under the Tom Bane Civil Rights Act for peace officers and custodial officers, and public entities employing them, allowing civil lawsuits to proceed against officers for rights violations.

• Establishes a peace officer decertification system by creating the Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division and Advisory Board within the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to investigate misconduct and recommend certification suspensions or revocations.

• Disqualifies persons from peace officer employment if convicted of felonies (unless court finds factual innocence upon dismissal), certain crimes against public justice, or if their certification was previously revoked, surrendered, or denied.

• Requires law enforcement agencies to report all employment separations, misconduct complaints, civil judgments, and disciplinary findings to the commission by January 1, 2023, with affidavits of separation signed under penalty of perjury.

• Makes records related to peace officer certification revocations public and requires investigations to be retained for 30 years; expands public access to personnel records involving excessive force, sexual assault, dishonesty, and unlawful arrests.