§ 25 §2803-B — Requirements of law enforcement agencies

1.
Law enforcement policies.
All law enforcement agencies shall adopt written policies regarding procedures to deal with the following:
2.
Minimum policy standards.
The board shall establish minimum standards for each law enforcement policy pursuant to subsection 1 with the exception of the freedom of access policy under subsection 1, paragraph M. Minimum standards of new mandatory policies enacted by law must be adopted by the board no later than December 31st of the year in which the law takes effect.
3.
Agency compliance.
The chief administrative officer of each law enforcement agency shall certify to the board annually no later than January 1st of each year that the agency has adopted written policies consistent with the minimum standards established or amended by the board and that all officers have received orientation and training with respect to new mandatory policies or new mandatory policy changes pursuant to subsection 2. New mandatory policies enacted by law must be implemented by all law enforcement agencies no later than the July 1st after the board has adopted the minimum standards.
4.
Penalty.
5.
Annual standards review.
The board shall review annually the minimum standards for each policy to determine whether changes in any of the standards are necessary to incorporate improved procedures identified by critiquing known actual events or by reviewing new enforcement practices demonstrated to reduce crime, increase officer safety or increase public safety.
6.
Freedom of access.
7.
Certification by record custodian.

Legislative History

PL 1993, c. 744, §5 (NEW). PL 2001, c. 686, §B1 (AMD). RR 2003, c. 2, §§89-91 (COR). PL 2003, c. 185, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 361, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 370, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 656, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 677, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 331, §§16,17 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 331, §33 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 397, §C17 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 336, §18 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 451, §§1-5 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 652, Pt. A, §§37, 38 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 265, §§2-4 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 640, Pt. D, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 680, §§4-6 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 147, §§16-24 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 329, Pt. A, §14 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 410, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 411, Pt. C, §3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 411, Pt. D, §3 (AFF). PL 2019, c. 466, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 342, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 381, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §56 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 647, Pt. B, §65 (AFF). RR 2021, c. 2, Pt. A, §88 (COR). PL 2023, c. 235, §§6-8 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 394, Pt. A, §§7-9 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 219, §§1-4 (AMD). PL 2025, c. 344, §§1-3 (AMD).