A 496
Requires county prosecutor to initiate municipal, county, and higher education law enforcement internal affairs investigations.
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Bill overview
This bill mandates that the county prosecutor initiate internal affairs investigations for law enforcement agencies within municipal, county, and higher education settings in New Jersey. It also requires the transfer of complaints of officer misconduct to the county prosecutor for investigation. Furthermore, the bill establishes a process for investigating petitions seeking extreme risk protective orders filed against law enforcement officers, requiring the relevant law enforcement agency to immediately transfer the petition to the county prosecutor for an internal affairs investigation.
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Gabriel Rodriguez
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