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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 2000 By: Goodwin
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to law enforcement; directing the
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation to create
certain annual report; directing the Oklahoma Highway
Patrol Division and local law enforcement agencies to
submit use-of-force incidents to the Bureau;
specifying informati on to be submitted; prohibiting
personal identification information from being
reported; making certain data available to the
public; directing the Bureau to maintain statewide
database; requiring publication of data on website of
the Bureau; providing for suspension of peace officer
certification for noncompliance; defining terms;
providing for codification; and providing an
effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 150.21c of Title 74, unless
there is created a dupli cation in numbering, reads as follows:
A. Beginning July 1, 202 4, the Oklahoma State Bu reau of
Investigation shall create an ann ual report regarding use-of-force
incidents involving peace officers in Oklahoma. The report shall
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include all the information that is reported to the Bureau pursuant
to subsection B of this section by law enforcem ent agencies that
employ peace officers i n this state.
B. Beginning January 1, 202 4, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Division of the Department of Public Safety and each l ocal law
enforcement agency that employs peace officers in this state shall
report to the Bureau:
1. All uses of force by its pe ace officers that results in
death or bodily injury, including:
a. the date, time, and location of the use of force,
b. the perceived demographic information of the person
contacted; provided, that the identificatio n of these
characteristics is based on th e observation and
perception of the peace officer making the contact and
other available data,
c. the names of all peace office rs who were at the scene,
identified by whether the peace officer was involved
in the use of force or not; provided, that the
identity of other peace officers at the scene not
directly involved in the use of force shall be
identified by the identification number of the officer
unless the peace officer is charged criminally or is a
defendant in a civil suit as a result arising from t he
use of force,
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d. the type of force used, the severity and nature of the
injury, whether the peace officer suffered physical
injury, and the severity of the injury suffered by the
peace officer,
e. whether the peace officer was on duty at the time of
the use of force,
f. whether the peace officer unholstered a weapon during
the incident,
g. whether the peace officer discharged a firearm during
the incident,
h. whether the use of force resulted in a law enforcement
agency investigation and the result of th at
investigation, and
i. whether the use of force resulted in a citizen
complaint and the resolution of that complaint;
2. All instances when a peace officer resigned while under
investigation or was terminated for violating department policy;
3. All data relating to contacts conducted by its peace
officers, including:
a. the perceived demographic information of the person
contacted; provided, that the identification of these
characteristics is based on the observa tion and
perception of the peace officer making the contact and
other available data,
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b. whether the contact was a traffic stop,
c. the time, date, and location of the contact,
d. the duration of the contact,
e. the reason for the contact,
f. the suspected crime,
g. the result of the contact, suc h as:
(1) no action, warning, citation, property seizure,
or an arrest,
(2) if a warning or citation was issued, the warning
provided, or violation cited,
(3) if an arrest was made, the offense charged, or
(4) if the contact was a traffic stop, the
information collected, which shall include the
driver and contact with any passengers in the
motor vehicle or pedestrians, and
h. the actions taken by the peace officer during the
contact including, but not limite d to, whether:
(1) the peace officer asked for con sent to search the
person, and, if so, whether consent was provided,
(2) the peace officer searched the person or any
property, and, if so, the basis for the search
and the type of contraband or evidence
discovered, if any,
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(3) the peace officer seized any property, and, if
so, the type of property that was seized and the
basis for seizing the property,
(4) a peace officer unholst ered a weapon during the
contact, and
(5) a peace officer discharged a firearm during the
contact; and
4. All instances of unann ounced entry into a residence, with or
without a warrant, including:
a. the date, time, and location of the use of unannounced
entry,
b. the perceived demographic information of the subject
of the unannounced entry; provided, that the
identification of the se characteristics is based on
the observation and perception of the peace officer
making the entry and other available data,
c. whether a peace officer unholstered a weapon during
the unannounced entry, an d
d. whether a peace officer discharged a firearm during
the unannounced entry.
C. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol and local law enforcement
agencies shall not report the name, add ress, Social Security number,
or other unique personal identifying information of the subject of
the use of force, victim of the official misconduct, or persons
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contacted, searched, or subjected to a property seizure. The data
reported pursuant to this se ction shall be available to the public
pursuant to subsection D of this section .
D. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation s hall maintain a
statewide database with data collected pursuant to the provisions of
this section, in a searchable format, and publish the database on
its website.
E. Any local law enforcement agency that fails to meet its
reporting obligations pursuant t o the provisions of this section
shall have the certification of its peace officers suspended
indefinitely by the Council on La w Enforcement Education and
Training until compliance with the provisions of th is section have
been met.
F. As used in this sect ion:
1. "Law enforcement agency " means any department or agency of
the state, a county, a municipality, or political subdivisi on which
employs CLEET-certified personnel, with duties to maintain public
order, make arrests, and enforce the criminal laws of this sta te or
municipal ordinances; and
2. "Peace officer" shall have the same meaning as that term is
defined in Section 99 o f Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
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SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2023.
59-1-6836 GRS 12/15/22