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| 1 | 1 | 87R798 ADM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Miles S.B. No. 70 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to use of force reporting by peace officers. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is | |
| 10 | 10 | amended by adding Article 2.33 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Art. 2.33. USE OF FORCE REPORTING. (a) In this article, | |
| 12 | 12 | "law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or an agency | |
| 13 | 13 | of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ | |
| 14 | 14 | peace officers. | |
| 15 | 15 | (b) Each law enforcement agency shall require each peace | |
| 16 | 16 | officer employed by the agency to submit a detailed report to the | |
| 17 | 17 | agency regarding each incident in which the officer uses force, or | |
| 18 | 18 | witnesses another officer use force, against a person suspected of | |
| 19 | 19 | committing an offense. | |
| 20 | 20 | (c) The report must include: | |
| 21 | 21 | (1) a description of the force used by the peace | |
| 22 | 22 | officer; | |
| 23 | 23 | (2) an explanation as to why the degree of force used | |
| 24 | 24 | was necessary; and | |
| 25 | 25 | (3) if applicable, a description of any attempt that | |
| 26 | 26 | was made by the peace officer to de-escalate the situation before | |
| 27 | 27 | the force was used. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |