H.F. 701 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 12K.1 Noncompliant armament —— 1 purchase with public moneys prohibited. 2 1. As used in this section: 3 a. “Armament” means body armor or other protective equipment 4 used by a peace officer. 5 b. “Law enforcement agency” means a state-level or 6 county-level department, agency, or office that employs peace 7 officers. 8 c. “Peace officer” means the same as defined in section 9 801.4. 10 d. “Public moneys” means moneys deriving from tax revenues 11 that are appropriated to, granted to, or transferred to a law 12 enforcement agency. “Public moneys” does not include privately 13 funded grants, gifts, or donations. 14 2. A law enforcement agency shall not use public moneys to 15 purchase or otherwise acquire armament unless such armament 16 has been certified as compliant with the most recently adopted 17 standards of the national institute of justice. 18 EXPLANATION 19 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 20 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 21 This bill prohibits a law enforcement agency from using 22 public moneys to purchase or otherwise acquire armament 23 unless such armament has been certified as compliant with the 24 most recently adopted standards of the national institute 25 of justice. The bill defines “armament”, “law enforcement 26 agency”, “peace officer”, and “public moneys” for purposes of 27 the bill. 28 -1- LSB 2523HV (2) 90 js/ns 1/ 1