H536 - Law Enforcement Duty to Intervene. (SL 2021-137)

Overview: S.L. 2021-137 does the following:

• Creates a duty to intervene for law enforcement officers.
• Requires that the National Decertification Index be searched as part of officer certification.
• Requires that officers report certain notifications related to testimony.

The section of this act pertaining to the new duty to intervene became effective December 1, 2021, and applies to uses of force that occur on or after that date. The remainder of this act became effective October 1, 2021.