HB 18-1076

House Bill 18-1076, which has been signed into law, requires the Peace Officers Standards and Training Board (P.O.S.T. board) to revoke the certification of a police officer if they are found to have knowingly made false statements or omitted important facts on official records while under oath or during an internal investigation. This applies after a thorough administrative process by their employing agency has determined that the officer’s actions meet these criteria using clear and convincing evidence. The law also allows officers whose certifications are revoked to appeal this decision through procedures set by the P.O.S.T. board. This bill impacts police officers in Colorado who might be involved in misconduct related to documentation or testimony.

Official Summary

The bill requires the peace officers standards and training board (P.O.S.T. board), which certifies peace officers, to revoke the certification of a peace officer if: The P.O.S.T. board receives notification from a law enforcement agency that employs or employed the peace officer that the peace officer knowingly made an untruthful statement concerning a material fact or omitted a material fact on a criminal justice record, while testifying under oath, or during an internal affairs investigation or comparable administrative investigation; and The law enforcement agency certifies that it completed an administrative process defined by a published policy of the law enforcement agency, and through that process, the law enforcement agency determined by a clear and convincing standard of the evidence that the officer knowingly made an untruthful statement concerning a material fact or knowingly omitted a material fact on an official criminal justice record, while testifying under oath, or during an internal affairs investigation or comparable administrative investigation. The bill allows a person whose P.O.S.T. certification is revoked to appeal the revocation in accordance with rules of the P.O.S.T. board. (Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.) , Read More

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