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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to complaints against law enforcement 2
and correctional officers; amending s. 112.532, F.S.; 3
requiring that a copy of a complaint, signed by the 4
complainant under oath, be provided to law enforcement 5
officers and correctional officers who are under 6
investigation before any interrogation begins; 7
providing that complainant names and signatures are 8
not required if a complaint is accompanied by 9
corroborating evidence; prohibiting certain personnel 10
actions from being taken against a law enforcement 11
officer or correctional officer unless such officer 12
receives a copy of the complaint signed by the 13
complainant under oath; providing an exception; 14
requiring that the investigative file of certain 15
investigations of a law enforcement officer or 16
correctional officer be included in such officer's 17
personnel file; providing that certain investigations 18
do not affect such officer's ability to receive a 19
promotion, a raise, or any other commendation; 20
amending s. 112.533, F.S.; requiring a complaint 21
against a law enforcement officer or correctional 22
officer to be in writing and signed under oath by the 23
person filing the complaint; providing an exception; 24
providing penalties for making a false complaint; 25
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providing an effective date. 26
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 28
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Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) and subsection 30
(4) of section 112.532, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 31
subsection (8) is added to that section, to read: 32
112.532 Law enforcement officers' and correctional 33
officers' rights.—All law enforcement officers and correctional 34
officers employed by or appointed to a law enforcement agency or 35
a correctional agency shall have the following rights and 36
privileges: 37
(1) RIGHTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONAL 38
OFFICERS WHILE UNDER INVESTIGATION.—Whenever a law enforcement 39
officer or correctional officer is under investigation and 40
subject to interrogation by members of his or her agency for any 41
reason that could lead to disciplinary action, suspension, 42
demotion, or dismissal, the interrogation must be conducted 43
under the following conditions: 44
(d) The law enforcement officer or correctional officer 45
under investigation must be informed of the nature of the 46
investigation and the names of all complainants and must be 47
provided with a copy of the complaint, signed by the complainant 48
under oath, before any interrogation begins, and he or she must 49
be informed of the names of all complainants. However, if a 50
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complaint is accompanied by corroborating evidence, the 51
complainant names and a signature are not required. All 52
identifiable witnesses shall be interviewed, whenever possible, 53
prior to the beginning of the investigative interview of the 54
accused officer. The complaint, all witness statements, 55
including all other existing subject officer statements, and all 56
other existing evidence, including, but not limited to, incident 57
reports, GPS locator information, and audio or video recordings 58
relating to the incident under investigation, must be provided 59
to each officer who is the subject of the complaint before the 60
beginning of any investigative interview of that officer. An 61
officer, after being informed of the right to review witness 62
statements, may voluntarily waive the provisions of this 63
paragraph and provide a voluntary statement at any time. 64
(4) NOTICE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION; COPY OF AND OPPORTUNITY 65
TO ADDRESS CONTENTS OF INVESTIGATIVE FILE; CONFIDENTIALITY.— 66
(a) A dismissal, demotion, transfer, reassignment, or 67
other personnel action that might result in loss of pay or 68
benefits or that might otherwise be considered a punitive 69
measure may not be taken against any law enforcement officer or 70
correctional officer unless the law enforcement officer or 71
correctional officer is notified of the action and the reason or 72
reasons for the action and is provided with a copy of the 73
complaint, signed by the complainant under oath, unless the 74
exception in paragraph (1)(d) applies, before the effective date 75
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of the action. 76
(b) Notwithstanding s. 112.533(5), whenever a law 77
enforcement officer or correctional officer is subject to 78
disciplinary action consisting of suspension with loss of pay, 79
demotion, or dismissal, the officer or the officer's 80
representative must, upon request, be provided with a complete 81
copy of the investigative file, including the complaint signed 82
by the complainant under oath, the final investigative report, 83
and all evidence, and with the opportunity to address the 84
findings in the report with the employing law enforcement agency 85
before imposing disciplinary action consisting of suspension 86
with loss of pay, demotion, or dismissal. The contents of the 87
complaint and investigation must remain confidential until such 88
time as the employing law enforcement agency makes a final 89
determination whether to issue a notice of disciplinary action 90
consisting of suspension with loss of pay, demotion, or 91
dismissal. This paragraph does not provide law enforcement 92
officers with a property interest or expectancy of continued 93
employment, employment, or appointment as a law enforcement 94
officer. 95
(8) RIGHTS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND CORRECTIONAL 96
OFFICERS AFTER AN INVESTIGATION.—The investigative file produced 97
during an investigation of a law enforcement or correctional 98
officer, which investigation does not result in the imposition 99
of disciplinary action on the officer, must be included in the 100
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personnel file of such officer. An investigation of a law 101
enforcement officer or correctional officer which does not 102
result in the imposition of disciplinary action on the officer 103
does not affect the ability of such officer to receive a 104
promotion, a raise, or any other commendation. 105
Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 106
112.533, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 107
112.533 Receipt and processing of complaints.— 108
(4)(a) Every law enforcement agency and correctional 109
agency shall establish and put into operation a system for the 110
receipt, investigation, and determination of complaints received 111
by such agency from any person, which must be the procedure for 112
investigating a complaint against a law enforcement or 113
correctional officer and for determining whether to proceed with 114
disciplinary action or to file disciplinary charges, 115
notwithstanding any other law or ordinance to the contrary. A 116
complaint against a law enforcement or correctional officer must 117
be in writing and be signed under oath as provided in s. 118
92.525(2) by the person filing the complaint, except as provided 119
in s. 112.532(1)(d). A complainant who makes a false complaint 120
is subject to the penalties in s. 92.525(3). When law 121
enforcement or correctional agency personnel assigned the 122
responsibility of investigating the complaint prepare an 123
investigative report or summary, regardless of form, the person 124
preparing the report shall, at the time the report is completed: 125
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1. Verify pursuant to s. 92.525 that the contents of the 126
report are true and accurate based upon the person's personal 127
knowledge, information, and belief. 128
2. Include the following statement, sworn and subscribed 129
to pursuant to s. 92.525: 130
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"I, the undersigned, do hereby swear, under penalty of perjury, 132
that, to the best of my personal knowledge, information, and 133
belief, I have not knowingly or willfully deprived, or allowed 134
another to deprive, the subject of the investigation of any of 135
the rights contained in ss. 112.532 and 112.533, Florida 136
Statutes." 137
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The requirements of subparagraphs 1. and 2. must be completed 139
before the determination as to whether to proceed with 140
disciplinary action or to file disciplinary charges. This 141
subsection does not preclude the Criminal Justice Standards and 142
Training Commission from exercising its authority under chapter 143
943. 144
Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026. 145