Introduced
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To revise details of a “disclosures by law enforcement officers” law that governs certain statements made by a police officer to his or her employer about official duty actions. This refers to so-called "Garrity statements" (referencing a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court case), which are statements made under threat of discharge. Due to the their coercive nature these statements may not be used in a criminal case against an office without violating his or her Fifth Amendment protection from self-incrimination. The bill would require the involuntary statement to be “truthful”.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety
