House Bill 2951

Expands definition of "involved officer" to include officer involved in incident in which use of deadly force caused serious physical injury. Increases to six number of sessions with mental health professional that law enforcement agency must pay for and requires involved officer to attend all sessions. Requires testing involved officer for controlled substances, including anabolic steroids, immediately following incident in which use of deadly force caused death or serious physical injury. Requires Department of Justice to investigate incident in which use of deadly physical force by police officer resulted in death or serious physical injury of person. Authorizes department to bring criminal prosecution for violation of law by involved officer. Requires district attorney's office in county in which incident occurred to reimburse department for costs of investigation and prosecution. Requires Board on Public Safety Standards and Training to ensure that police officers and certified reserve officers receive periodic psychological evaluations as condition of certification. Requires Department of Public Safety Standards and Training to recommend and board to establish by rule when results of, or failure to submit to, psychological evaluation requires suspension or revocation of certification.

In the House of Representatives

• Lew Frederick

  Sponsor

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In the House of Representatives Jan 11 – Jun 30

1. Jan 11Introduced
2. Jan 21Sent to Judiciary
3. Jun 30Died when the session ended