RÉSUMÉ DIGEST
ACT 451 (HB 430) 2021 Regular Session James
Prior law set the time period for an officer to secure representation at 30 days.
New law changes the time period for an officer to secure representation from 30 days to 14
days.
Prior law set the time period for an investigation of an officer at 60 days.
New law extends the time period for an investigation of an officer from 60 days to 75 days,
inclusive of weekends and holidays.
New law requires that notice be given to an officer in writing or electronically and that notice
be considered received once sent.
New law provides that notice be considered received on the date received if the notice is sent
to the home address in the personnel file.
New law requires that sustained complaints regarding an officer remain in the officer's file
for at least 10 years, but only after the officer has exhausted all administrative appeals.
Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 40:2531(B)(4)(b)(i) and (ii) and (7); Adds R.S. 40:2533(D))