Does the state have a "police bill of rights" statute or regulation?
Topic: Legal limitations or provisions
CBAs marked "Yes" address a given topic or question or "No" do not address that topic or question. Or there is no CBA, the CBA is unknown, or a FOIA request was denied.
| District | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alaska | NO |
| Alabama | NO |
| Arkansas | YES |
| Summary: Explicit Police Bill of Rights. Outlines rights under investigation and participation in political activity. | |
| Arizona | YES |
| Summary: Explicit Police Bill of Rights. Outlines rights under investigation and against discipline without cause. | |
| California | YES |
| Summary: Explicit Police Bill of Rights. Outlines police officer rights under investigation, and officer rights to respond to complaint | |
| Colorado | NO |
| Connecticut | NO |
| Delaware | YES |
| Summary: Outlines officer right to due process, and rights under investigation. Not specifically referred to as a Police Bill of Rights. | |
| Florida | YES |
| Summary: Explicit Police Bill of Rights. Outlines officer rights while under investigation, and limitations period for disciplinary action. | |
| Georgia | YES |
| Hawaii | NO |
| Iowa | YES |
| Summary: Rights of police officer under investigation, excepting criminal proceedings. Rights are in addition to any granted by CBA. | |
| Idaho | NO |
| Illinois | YES |
| Summary: Entitled "Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act." Outlines officer rights under disciplinary procedures and procedure for interrogation. | |
| Indiana | YES |
| Summary: Public safety officer rights under disciplinary procedure, and prohibition against threat of discipline for exercising rights. | |
| Kansas | NO |
| Kentucky | YES |
| Summary: Manner of procedure for handling complaints against police officers, and officer rights while under investigation. | |
| Louisiana | YES |
| Summary: Rights of law enforcement officers while under investigation. | |
| Massachusetts | NO |
| Maryland | NO |
| Maine | NO |
| Michigan | NO |
| Minnesota | YES |
| Summary: Police officer rights under disciplinary procedure, including right to representation. | |
| Missouri | YES |
| Summary: Police officer rights while under investigation, including right to due process hearing for any discipline that might result in economic loss. | |
| Mississippi | NO |
| Montana | YES |
| Summary: Rights of police officer under appeal. | |
| North Carolina | NO |
| North Dakota | NO |
| Nebraska | NO |
| New Hampshire | NO |
| New Jersey | NO |
| New Mexico | YES |
| Summary: Rights of peace officers, especially when under investigation. Officers shall not be punished for exercising rights. | |
| Nevada | YES |
| Summary: Rights of police officers while under investigation; opportunity for hearing, right to representation. Prohibition from ticket quotas. | |
| New York | NO |
| Ohio | NO |
| Oklahoma | NO |
| Oregon | YES |
| Summary: Police officer rights under disciplinary procedure, including safeguards, just cause, and notice. Does not apply for investigations of solely criminal activities. | |
| Pennsylvania | NO |
| Rhode Island | YES |
| Summary: Explicitly titled "Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights." Right to hearing, procedure, appeal, no retaliation for exercising rights. | |
| South Carolina | NO |
| South Dakota | NO |
| Tennessee | YES |
| Summary: Rights of police officers under investigation, including hearing and right to respond. No officer shall be prohibited from political activity when off duty. | |
| Texas | YES |
| Summary: Section 143.004 Allows for municipality to adopt or repeal chapter. Officer rights under investigation and right to appeal. Sec 143.363 Protected rights of individual employees. | |
| Utah | NO |
| Virginia | YES |
| Summary: Law Officers Procedural Guarantee Act. Includes conduct of investigation, right to hearing and response. Provisions of this chapter do not apply if locality has established a law enforcement civilian oversight body pursuant to 9.1-601 | |
| Vermont | NO |
| Washington | NO |
| Wisconsin | YES |
| Summary: Explicitly named Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights. Rights under interrogation, prohibition against discipline for exercising rights. | |
| West Virginia | YES |
| Summary: Officer rights under investigation. Composition of hearing board, hearing procedure, right to hearing and appeal. | |
| Wyoming | NO |