Protect Our Communities: Ban Police Misconduct NDAs

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For years, California police departments have found clear evidence of wrongdoing by their officers, but instead of firing them, they grant the officer complete secrecy over their misconduct in exchange for their resignation.

The misconduct these agreements obscure is egregious, and oftentimes illegal. Police misconduct nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) have shielded officers who have sexually harassed and assaulted people, embezzled taxpayer dollars, destroyed evidence of sex crimes against minors, and falsified police reports. The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) told the Legislature that there could be at least 10,000 misconduct records covered up by these NDAs. These officers face no consequences.

In addition to shielding officers from the consequences of misconduct, these agreements also place the public at risk of further harm. If officers who commit misconduct apply to work for a neighboring law enforcement agency, want to work with children, or run for public office – these NDAs keep their misconduct shrouded.

AB 1388 will finally put an end to these police misconduct NDAs by:

Prohibiting law enforcement agencies from signing police misconduct NDAs.
Voiding the hundreds of police misconduct NDAs that currently shield police who have caused harm from scrutiny and accountability.
And clarifying that members of the public and journalists have access to information about the serious misconduct these NDAs have obscured.

Tell your California State Senator to protect our communities from dangerous and dishonest officers and to bring justice to those they have harmed.

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Update: This bill has passed the State Assembly thanks to action takers like you. Now your State Senators need to hear from you.

AB 1388 will finally put an end to these police misconduct NDAs by:

Prohibiting law enforcement agencies from signing police misconduct NDAs.
Voiding the hundreds of police misconduct NDAs that currently shield police who have caused harm from scrutiny and accountability.
And clarifying that members of the public and journalists have access to information about the serious misconduct these NDAs have obscured.

Tell your California State Senator to protect our communities from dangerous and dishonest officers and to bring justice to those they have harmed.

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Californians deserve to feel safe in their own communities. But for years, police misconduct nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) have shielded officers who have sexually harassed and assaulted people, embezzled taxpayer dollars, destroyed evidence of sex crimes against minors, and falsified police reports. These officers face no consequences – leaving Californians at risk.
 
I was shocked to learn about the widespread use of police misconduct nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) throughout the state - the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) told the Legislature that there could be at least 10,000 misconduct records covered up by these NDAs. It is deeply concerning to know that the police officers who are sworn to protect my community very well may have had their past misconduct concealed by an NDA.

If officers who commit misconduct apply to work for a neighboring law enforcement agency, want to work in a school, or run for public office – these NDAs keep their misconduct shrouded.

AB 1388 (Bryan) would change that. If passed, AB 1388 would prohibit law enforcement agencies from signing police misconduct NDAs, void the hundreds of police misconduct NDAs that currently shield police who have caused harm from scrutiny and accountability, and affirm the public’s right to access information about misconduct these NDAs obscured.

We demand that you enact AB 1388 into law to protect our communities from dangerous and dishonest officers and to bring justice to those they have harmed.

I strongly urge you to vote YES on AB 1388 before more Californians are put in harm’s way.

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