Kentucky Senate Bill 169 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on February 23 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-05 - 1st reading
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #2) [MS Word]

Amend KRS 15.520 relating to complaints against police officers, to add the right to have counsel present for interrogation about alleged misconduct; expand notice of hearing from 72 hours to 10 days, exclusive of weekends and holidays; allow the officer to waive the within 60 day hearing requirement in 30 day increments; include possible default order, rehearing, certain back pay and benefits if hearing authority finds that any rights of the police officer have not been afforded; add requirement that police officer found guilty may bring an action in Circuit Court within 30 days of receipt of written findings; clarify reference to police officers to whom provisions apply.

AN ACT relating to police officers.

Sen. Walter Blevins [D]

Sen. David Givens [R]

Sen. Denise Harper Angel [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-05		1st reading
2012-03-05		returned to Judiciary (S)
2012-03-05		taken from Judiciary (S)
2012-02-27		to Judiciary (S)
2012-02-23		introduced in Senate

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB169.htm
Text	http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB169/bill.doc