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HR 3694 106th Congress House Law Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil procedure Correctional personnel Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice personnel Discovery (Law) Government Operations and Politics Judicial officers Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Personnel records Police Probation officers Right of privacy

Law Enforcement Officers Privacy Protection Act

Introduced: February 16, 2000 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 27, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.
Feb 16, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 16, 2000
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Law Enforcement Officers Privacy Protection Act - Amends rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to authorize: (1) a party to obtain discovery of law enforcement personnel records otherwise discoverable only upon a showing that there exists a reasonable basis, supported by facts, for contending that the records sought are necessary and material to an issue involved in the pending action; and (2) the court, in its discretion and after in camera review of such records, to order discovery of such records when the required showing has been made, subject to a protection order.

Prohibits a party from obtaining discovery of any matter by reason of its relevance with respect to, or its use in leading to the discovery of admissible evidence as to, the existence of the reasonable basis.

Defines: (1) "law enforcement personnel records" to include documents that evaluate an officer's performance or a candidate's qualifications or that contain information of a personal nature about the office or the officer's family; and (2) "law enforcement officer" to include police, corrections, probation, parole, and judicial officers.

What's happening now March 27, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

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