The bill requires a law enforcement agency to provide a credibility disclosure notification to a district attorney's office if a peace officer's credibility is called into question by an internal investigation, an allegation, or a sustained finding. The bill outlines conduct that a law enforcement agency shall report to a district attorney's office. The law enforcement agency shall also provide the credibility disclosure notification to the involved peace officer at least 7 calendar days prior to sending the credibility disclosure notification to the district attorney's office, except under specific circumstances.
The bill requires a district attorney's office to adopt written policies and procedures for receiving and maintaining credibility disclosure notification records (records) concerning peace officers. A district attorney's office shall determine whether a record must be created based on a law enforcement agency's credibility disclosure notification. The policies and procedures must include a process to notify defense attorneys or defendants of a record pursuant to rule 16 of the Colorado rules of criminal procedure, as well as a process to remove a record found to be inaccurate or false by the court or the relevant law enforcement agency.
Year
2021
Current status
- Became law (07/02/2021)