GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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SENATE BILL 683
Judiciary II Committee Substitute Adopted 6/23/93

Short Title:  LRC/Review of Law Officer Conduct.	(Public)
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Referred to:  Rules and Operation of the Senate.
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April 5, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH COMMISSION TO STUDY THE CREATION OF THE NORTH CAROLINA CITIZENS' LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW COMMISSION AND LOCAL CITIZENS' LAW ENFORCEMENT REVIEW BOARDS TO PROVIDE FOR CITIZEN REVIEW OF THE CONDUCT OF STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Legislative Research Commission may study the establishment of a system of citizens' review of the conduct of State and local law enforcement officers, including:
(1)	Whether it is in the best interest of the people of the State to establish citizens' review of law enforcement officer conduct;
(2)	Review of the ways in which other jurisdictions provide for citizens' review of law enforcement officer conduct;
(3)	If it is in the best interest of the State that there be established citizens' review of law enforcement officer conduct, how citizens' review of law enforcement officer conduct should be implemented in North Carolina;
(4)	The feasibility of creating the North Carolina Citizens' Law Enforcement Review Commission and local citizens' law enforcement review boards as set forth by Senate Bill 683 of the 1993 Session of the General Assembly;
(5)	If the Commission and boards should be created, how the memberships of these bodies should be comprised, what the duties and responsibilities of these bodies should be, and what procedures these bodies should follow; and
(6)	The feasibility of constituting other governmental bodies or entities for the purpose of establishing citizens' review of law enforcement officer conduct.
Sec. 2.  The Commission may report its findings and recommendations to the 1994 Regular Session of the 1993 General Assembly or the 1995 General Assembly or both.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.