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MN HF73
Bill
Status
6/12/2020
Primary Sponsor
Carlos Mariani
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AI Summary
HF73 Bill Summary
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Establishes mandatory local citizen oversight councils for law enforcement agencies with broad powers to investigate misconduct, recommend discipline, and evaluate agency operations by September 1, 2020.
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Expands the Peace Officer Standards and Training Board from 15 to 19 members and creates a Police-Community Relations Council to review civilian misconduct complaints and make disciplinary recommendations to the board.
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Prohibits peace officers from using lateral vascular neck restraints, choke holds, neck holds, hog-tying, and face-down vehicle transport; requires intercession duty when observing unreasonable force and reporting within 24 hours.
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Eliminates statutes of limitations for civil actions involving sexual abuse by peace officers and tolls the limitations period during investigations of peace officer misconduct.
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Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt procedural justice policies by November 1, 2020, prohibits warrior-style training, and establishes new arbitrator selection procedures for peace officer grievance arbitrations with arbitrators appointed by the governor in consultation with community stakeholders.
Legislative Description
Public safety; various public safety provisions modified relating to complaint or charge against a peace office data, civil statute of limitations, prohibition of warrior-style training, restraints, use of force, duty to intercede, training, Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training, Police-Community Relations Board, residency requirements, citizen oversight, law enforcement policies, and arbitrator selection; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
Last Action
Author added Xiong, J.
6/19/2020