New law will force New Hampshire to make public lists of officers with credit issues

New Hampshire has begun releasing the names of potentially trustworthy police officers under a new law.

The Expulsion Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List, has long been used in New Hampshire to track down reputable officers who may be suspected during an investigation. The list was kept private for years until several media outlets and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sued the state for their own copies.

The list-related to-do discussion continues until 2020 when New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled that the listing was not exempt from disclosure under transparency laws. As a result, a bill passed earlier this year would make the list publicly available. Governor Chris Sununu signed it into law in August with the provision that the list would be made publicly available after a period of six months. During that time, officers can file protests to try to remove their names from the public list.

The officers who were added to the list after May 2018 and there are currently no complaints about their names being among those announced on Wednesday. Categories assigned to each name on the list state why they were included, although some names listed for unknown reasons were admitted.

In total, 60 officers were put on the list for honesty, while 12 were put on the criminal list. Falsification of records, excessive coercion, and omission of duties are also believed to be some of the reasons leading to the dismissal of some officials.

Ninety officers named on the list have just been revealed, with a second batch of names expected to be announced in March 2022.

The list includes officers from more than 50 different agencies, including four county sheriff’s offices and state police. The attorney general’s office notes that some officers may no longer be employed by the listed agencies, and some may have died.

The provisions of the new law are consistent with the Commission’s recommendations for law enforcement accountability, community and transparency established in the wake of the police killings. George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The official title of the list is “explanatory evidence schedule.” It is commonly known as the “Laurie List” after Carl Laurie, whose murder conviction was overturned in 1995 after a court determined that defense attorneys must not talk about his bad behavior. a detective regarding his confession.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.