
Police Accountability Board
The Police Accountability Board was established to work with law enforcement agencies to review, provide policy advice and report on disciplinary matters stemming from public complaints about police misconduct.
The Police Accountability Board was established to work with law enforcement agencies to review, provide policy advice and report on disciplinary matters stemming from public complaints about police misconduct.
During the 2021 General Assembly session, the legislature passed a package of police reform bills. This legislation results from months of hearings, debates, and negotiations among advocacy groups, professional organizations, communities, and elected officials across the state.
One of the bills, House Bill 670, mandates that counties establish Police Accountability Boards or PABs to:
In Anne Arundel County, the PAB will work with the county government and law enforcement agencies to improve policing and police accountability in the County.
State law, outlined in HB 670, defines, with little flexibility, many requirements of the structure and duties of the PAB. On February 7, Bill 16-22 was introduced to the council to establish the Police Accountability Board. By law, Anne Arundel County must have a PAB established by July 1, 2022.