85R13058 KJE-D
By: West S.B. No. 1617
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the reporting requirements for certain injuries or
deaths caused by peace officers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Article 2.139(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, as
added by Chapter 516 (H.B. 1036), Acts of the 84th Legislature,
Regular Session, 2015, is amended to read as follows:
(b) The office of the attorney general by rule shall create
a written and electronic form for the reporting by law enforcement
agencies of an officer-involved injury or death. The form must
include spaces to report only the following information:
(1) the date on which the incident occurred;
(2) the location where the incident occurred;
(3) the age, gender, and race or ethnicity of each
peace officer involved in the incident;
(4) if known, the age, gender, and race or ethnicity of
each injured or deceased person involved in the incident;
(5) whether the person was injured or died as a result
of the incident;
(6) whether each injured or deceased person used,
exhibited, or was carrying a deadly weapon during the incident;
(7) whether each peace officer involved in the
incident was on duty during the incident;
(8) whether each peace officer involved in the
incident was responding to an emergency call or a request for
assistance and, if so, whether the officer responded to that call or
request with one or more other peace officers; [and]
(9) whether the incident occurred during or as a
result of:
(A) the execution of a warrant; or
(B) a hostage, barricade, or other emergency
situation;
(10) whether a peace officer conducted a search in
relation to the incident and, if so:
(A) whether the search was conducted pursuant to
a warrant or pursuant to an exception to the warrant requirement,
including consent given by the person searched; and
(B) whether any contraband or other evidence was
discovered in the course of the search and, if so, the nature of the
contraband or evidence;
(11) whether each peace officer who discharged a
firearm during the incident gave a verbal warning before
discharging the firearm; and
(12) whether a citation was issued or an arrest was
made in relation to the incident and, if so, the offense with which
the person was charged.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.