CT HB06598

Law enforcement units are prohibited from hiring any police officer who was dismissed for malfeasance or serious misconduct, or who resigned or retired while under investigation for such conduct, effective July 1, 2021.

Law enforcement units must inform other units and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council when a former officer with a dismissal, resignation, or retirement under investigation applies for a police position elsewhere.

The Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall not certify any police officer dismissed for malfeasance or serious misconduct, or who resigned or retired while under investigation.

"Serious misconduct" includes felony convictions, fabrication or falsification of evidence, use of physical force found unjustifiable, acceptance of bribes, fraud, failure to stop excessive force by other officers, and intimidation or harassment based on protected class membership.

Officers who are exonerated of all allegations are exempt from these prohibitions, and the council may hold hearings to determine whether exoneration occurred or if conduct constituted malfeasance or serious misconduct.