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| 1 | 1 | 87R2122 ADM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Meza H.B. No. 563 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to law enforcement policies requiring a peace officer to | |
| 8 | 8 | intervene when another peace officer uses excessive force or | |
| 9 | 9 | commits an offense. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Article 2.33 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Art. 2.33. LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON INTERVENTION. (a) In | |
| 14 | 14 | this article, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state | |
| 15 | 15 | or an agency of a political subdivision of the state authorized by | |
| 16 | 16 | law to employ peace officers. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) Each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a | |
| 18 | 18 | detailed written policy requiring peace officers employed by the | |
| 19 | 19 | agency to intervene to stop or prevent another peace officer from: | |
| 20 | 20 | (1) using excessive force against a person suspected | |
| 21 | 21 | of committing an offense, if an ordinary, prudent peace officer | |
| 22 | 22 | would intervene under the same or similar circumstances; or | |
| 23 | 23 | (2) committing an offense. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. Not later than January 1, 2022, each law | |
| 25 | 25 | enforcement agency in this state shall adopt the policy required by | |
| 26 | 26 | Article 2.33, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act. | |
| 27 | 27 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |