The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Upon request by law enforcement, prosecuting attorneys throughout the state should be able to provide advice to law enforcement officers on any matter of criminal procedure, civil procedure, criminal charges, criminal investigations, or other matters of law within the prosecuting attorney’s scope of authority. (2) A free and unfettered discussion of factual and legal issues between prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement officers, as part of the investigation and charging process, is essential to the fair and just application of the criminal laws of this state. (3) The Legislature encourages free and unfettered discussions between prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement as a part of the investigatory and charging process. (4) A prosecuting attorney providing legal advice, as part of the investigatory and charging process, to law enforcement officers on any matter related to the application of any statute or rule is a vital prosecutorial function and an inherent part of the prosecution of any criminal or civil law or rule within the prosecuting attorney’s scope of authority.
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