DE HB205

Expands coverage of the Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights to include part-time officers and distinguishes between formal investigations and informal inquiries, requiring both to comply with federal and state law.

Requires law-enforcement agencies to prepare and publicly post detailed narratives within 30 days of investigation completion for incidents involving: firearm discharge at a person, use of force causing serious injury, sustained findings of sexual assault/harassment, dishonesty, or domestic violence.

Mandates completion of investigations regardless of officer employment status; requires agencies to report sustained misconduct findings to the Council on Police Training and provide complainants with investigation results and conclusions.

Requires disclosure to defendants in criminal cases of all existing records related to sustained findings of perjury, false statements, evidence tampering, or destruction by investigating/prosecuting officers; allows Department of Justice to obtain these records from agencies with court-ordered confidentiality protections.

Requires new police hires to sign agreements allowing their personnel and disciplinary records to be shared with other law-enforcement agencies; mandates 25-year retention of records related to publicly posted incidents and annual reporting to the Criminal Justice Council on complaint and investigation statistics.