CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 797Introduced by Assembly Member WeberFebruary 13, 2023 An act relating to local government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 797, as introduced, Weber. Local government: police review boards.Existing law requires each department or agency in this state that employs peace officers to establish a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against the personnel of these departments or agencies, and to make a written description of this procedure available to the public. Existing law also requires each department or agency to keep and maintain records of complaints and investigations, as specified.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the governing body of each city and county to create and maintain independent, community-based boards to conduct independent investigations of citizen complaints against peace officers.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the governing body of each city and county to create and maintain independent, community-based boards to conduct independent investigations of citizen complaints against peace officers.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 797Introduced by Assembly Member WeberFebruary 13, 2023 An act relating to local government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 797, as introduced, Weber. Local government: police review boards.Existing law requires each department or agency in this state that employs peace officers to establish a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against the personnel of these departments or agencies, and to make a written description of this procedure available to the public. Existing law also requires each department or agency to keep and maintain records of complaints and investigations, as specified.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the governing body of each city and county to create and maintain independent, community-based boards to conduct independent investigations of citizen complaints against peace officers.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 797
Introduced by Assembly Member WeberFebruary 13, 2023
Introduced by Assembly Member Weber
February 13, 2023
An act relating to local government.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 797, as introduced, Weber. Local government: police review boards.
Existing law requires each department or agency in this state that employs peace officers to establish a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against the personnel of these departments or agencies, and to make a written description of this procedure available to the public. Existing law also requires each department or agency to keep and maintain records of complaints and investigations, as specified.This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the governing body of each city and county to create and maintain independent, community-based boards to conduct independent investigations of citizen complaints against peace officers.
Existing law requires each department or agency in this state that employs peace officers to establish a procedure to investigate complaints by members of the public against the personnel of these departments or agencies, and to make a written description of this procedure available to the public. Existing law also requires each department or agency to keep and maintain records of complaints and investigations, as specified.
This bill would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the governing body of each city and county to create and maintain independent, community-based boards to conduct independent investigations of citizen complaints against peace officers.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the governing body of each city and county to create and maintain independent, community-based boards to conduct independent investigations of citizen complaints against peace officers.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the governing body of each city and county to create and maintain independent, community-based boards to conduct independent investigations of citizen complaints against peace officers.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the governing body of each city and county to create and maintain independent, community-based boards to conduct independent investigations of citizen complaints against peace officers.
SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation requiring the governing body of each city and county to create and maintain independent, community-based boards to conduct independent investigations of citizen complaints against peace officers.
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