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Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 1991

Introduced: January 31, 1991 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Jan 31, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Jan 31, 1991
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights Act of 1991 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require a 20 percent reduction in certain assistance under such Act for any law enforcement agency which fails to have in effect a law enforcement officer's bill of rights that provides, at a minimum, certain rights with regard to: (1) engaging in political activity; (2) investigations for alleged malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance of official duty; (3) the representation of law enforcement officers on police complaint review boards; (4) the recovery of damages for civil suits brought for violations of these rights; and (5) advance notice of disciplinary actions to be taken against such officers.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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