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IN HB1651
Bill
Status
1/24/2017
Primary Sponsor
Gregory Porter
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AI Summary
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Establishes a special prosecution fund administered by the attorney general to reimburse counties for expenses incurred when appointing a special prosecutor to prosecute law enforcement officers alleged to have unlawfully caused bodily injury by firearm discharge or physical force.
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County auditors may apply to the attorney general for reimbursement of special prosecutor expenses under a form and process determined by the attorney general, with the attorney general evaluating all claims.
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If fund balance is insufficient for full reimbursement, the attorney general may prorate compensation among counties, with underfunded counties entitled to unpaid balances when additional funding becomes available.
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Appropriates $200,000 to the special prosecution fund for the biennium July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2019, with fund money not reverting to the general fund at fiscal year end.
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Effective July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
State funding of certain trials of police officers. Establishes the special prosecution fund (fund) to reimburse a county for expenses incurred in the appointment of a special prosecutor to prosecute a law enforcement officer who is alleged to have unlawfully caused bodily injury to another person by discharging a firearm or using physical force. Establishes a procedure for the county auditor to seek reimbursement from the fund, and provides that the attorney general administers the fund and evaluates claims for reimbursement. Appropriates $200,000 to the fund.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/24/2017