Bill > AB1537

This bill prohibits certain peace officers from taking on secondary employment, meaning jobs outside their primary law enforcement role, if that work involves arresting, detaining, transporting, or deporting individuals under federal immigration laws, with an exception for service in the U.S. Armed Forces. Failure to comply with this prohibition is considered serious misconduct and can lead to decertification as a peace officer, which is a formal process to revoke their authority. Peace officers must report any conditional job offers related to immigration enforcement to their employing agency, and these agencies must keep records of secondary employers and the number of officers they employ in such roles, which will be considered public records accessible under the California Public Records Act. The bill also clarifies that if the state mandates these new duties for local agencies, the state will reimburse them for any associated costs.