An Act to Amend Title 11 of the Delaware Code Relating to the Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights.
It became law on Aug 7, 2023.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +9
- Latest action
- Aug 7, 2023
What it does
This Act makes a number of revisions to the Law-Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights in Title 11 of the Delaware Code. It adds part-time officers to the coverage of the chapter. It distinguishes between formal investigations and informal inquiries, but requires that even informal inquiries must comport with federal and State law, including NLRB v. J. Weingarten, Inc., 420 U.S. 251 (1975) and Garrity v. New Jersey, 385 U.S. 493 (1967). This Act requires that a detailed narrative of an internal investigation must be prepared by an investigating agency and publicly posted in any case involving use of force that results in serious physical injury; the discharge of a firearm; a sustained finding…
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It is law in Delaware. What happens now is up to the agency that carries it out, the courts, and the place itself.