Law Enforcement Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act of 2007

To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide standards and procedures to guide both State and local law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officers during internal investigations, interrogation of law enforcement officers, and administrative disciplinary hearings, to ensure accountability of law enforcement officers, to guarantee the due process rights of law enforcement officers, and to require States to enact law enforcement discipline, accountability, and due process laws.

8/3/2007--Introduced.
Law Enforcement Officers Procedural Bill of Rights Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to set forth the due process rights, including procedures, that shall be afforded a law enforcement officer who is the subject of an investigation or disciplinary hearing.
Requires law enforcement agencies to adopt and comply with a written complaint procedure that:
(1) authorizes written complaints about a law enforcement officer from within and outside a law enforcement agency;
(2) sets forth procedures for the investigation and disposition of such complaints;
(3) provides for public access to required forms and information for submitting complaints; and
(4) requires written notification to the complainant of the final disposition of the complaint and the reasons for such disposition.
Sets forth requirements for the initiation of a investigation of a law enforcement officer, interrogations, disciplinary action, administrative appeals, and the confidentiality and protection of officer personnel files. Requires that an investigation based on a complaint against an officer begin not later than 15 days after the receipt of such complaint.
Prohibits an officer from being compelled to submit to a lie detector test during an investigation..

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Sponsor

• Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
• and 41 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Neil Abercrombie [D, HI-1]
  • Rep. Michael Arcuri [D, NY-24]
  • Rep. Howard Berman [D, CA-28]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Rep. Christopher Carney [D, PA-10]
  • Rep. Joe Courtney [D, CT-2]
  • Rep. Lincoln Davis [D, TN-4]
  • Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D, TX-25]
  • Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
  • Rep. Eliot Engel [D, NY-17]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Gabrielle Giffords [D, AZ-8]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Brian Higgins [D, NY-27]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Steve Israel [D, NY-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Henry Johnson [D, GA-4]
  • Rep. John Larson [D, CT-1]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthy [D, NY-4]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Alan Mollohan [D, WV-1]
  • Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
  • Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. Solomon Ortiz [D, TX-27]
  • Rep. William Pascrell [D, NJ-8]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Ted Poe [R, TX-2]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Nick Rahall [D, WV-3]
  • Rep. Christopher Shays [R, CT-4]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Bart Stupak [D, MI-1]
  • Rep. C. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
  • Rep. Robert Wexler [D, FL-19]
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August 03, 2007

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• Sep 10, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
• Aug 03, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
• Introduced on Aug 03, 2007.

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