HB 2259 - DIGEST |
Provides that community corrections officers may collaborate with law enforcement officers to monitor offenders under the supervision of the department. |
Provides that a community corrections officer who is assigned by the department to partner with law enforcement as permitted under this act, and is participating in a patrol with a law enforcement officer, is not liable for civil damages arising from an act or omission which occurs when the community corrections officer provides assistance to a law enforcement officer during the course of the patrol, so long as the community corrections officer was acting at the request of the law enforcement officer, unless the act or omission constitutes gross negligence. |