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NC S431
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Lisa Grafstein
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AI Summary
- Law enforcement officers who observe excessive force must intervene if safe to do so and report the incident to a superior within 72 hours
- Criminal justice officers and justice officers must intervene and report violations of law, fraud, misappropriation of resources, dangers to public safety, and gross mismanagement within 72 hours
- Officers who report misconduct are protected from termination, discipline, or retaliation, though agencies may still discipline officers for their own prior misconduct
- Making a knowingly false report under these provisions is a Class 2 misdemeanor
- Appropriates $100,000 total ($50,000 each to the Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission) for training on the new requirements, effective December 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Protect Whistleblower LEOs from Retaliation
Appropriations
Last Action
Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
3/25/2025
Committee Referrals
Rules and Operations of the Senate3/25/2025
Full Bill Text
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