SB 1421

The public now has access to police misconduct records, thanks to a new law. This legislation grants access to the public of all investigations in the use of force and officer misconduct. A state appeals court has ruled the law has immediate statewide impact. Presiding Justice Stuart Pollak and Justices Alison Tucher and Tracie Brown upheld a decision by Superior Court Judge Charles Treat. Police groups in several counties asked the California Supreme Court to take up their case, but the court refused. Michael Rains, the … [Read more...] about SB 1421 gives public access to police misconduct records