FL S1014

Each judicial circuit must create an advisory panel convened by the state attorney when a law enforcement officer is involved in a shooting and is not cleared by internal investigation or the report contains inconsistencies requiring further investigation.

Advisory panel consists of seven members appointed by the chief judge: one from state attorney's office, one from public defender's office, one from law enforcement, one member of clergy, one licensed mental health expert, one school district representative, and one at-large citizen from the shooting location.

Panel members serve 1-year appointments and cannot serve consecutive appointments.

Advisory panel votes on whether to indict the law enforcement officer; if the vote is unanimous for indictment, the state attorney must indict unless providing conclusive contradictory evidence.

The state attorney must consider the panel's decision when determining whether to pursue indictment against the law enforcement officer.

This section expires July 1, 2018, and the act takes effect July 1, 2015.