HB1352 citizen complaints against a police officer-division vote-Bill killed #nhhouse #nhpolitics

HB 1352, relative to citizen complaints against a police officer.  INEXPEDIENT TO LEGISLATE.

Rep. Larry G Gagne for Criminal Justice and Public Safety:  This bill specifies a procedure for reporting complaints against a police officer.  The majority of the committee felt that this bill, if enacted, would be an unnecessary interference with the management function of cities and towns.  There is already a process in place for complaints to be handled.  There are either personnel rules, collective bargaining requirements or statutory procedures that outline how personnel issues are handled.  Any citizen can make a complaint.  If they don’t feel satisfied with how matters are addressed they can go to their local elected officials at the local level.  Vote 8-4.