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ARIZONA STATE SENATE

Fifty-Fifth Legislature, First Regular Session

FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2550

complaints against peace officers; notification

Purpose

                      Requires a law enforcement agency, before accepting a complaint made against a peace officer, to provide the person making the complaint with a specified notice.

Background

                      It is a class 1 misdemeanor for a person to knowingly make to a law enforcement agency of the state or a political subdivision a false, fraudulent or unfounded report or statement or to knowingly misrepresent a fact for the purpose of interfering with the orderly operation of a law enforcement agency or misleading a peace officer (A.R.S.   13-2907.01).

                      There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this legislation.

Provisions

1.   Requires a law enforcement agency, before accepting a complaint made against a peace officer, to provide the person making the complaint with a notice that it is a class 1 misdemeanor to knowingly make to a law enforcement agency a false, fraudulent or unfounded report or statement or to knowingly misrepresent a fact for the purpose of interfering with the orderly operation of a law enforcement agency or misleading a peace officer.

2.   Becomes effective on the general effective date.

House Action

MAPS                         2/15/21           DP         8-6-0-0

3^rd Read                   3/3/21                                     31-28-1

Prepared by Senate Research

March 16, 2021

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