| |
| |
|
|
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
|
|
|
AN ACT
|
|
|
relating to use of force reporting by peace officers. |
|
|
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
|
|
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
|
|
amended by adding Article 2.33 to read as follows: |
|
|
Art. 2.33. USE OF FORCE REPORTING. (a) In this article, |
|
|
"law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or an agency |
|
|
of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ |
|
|
peace officers. |
|
|
(b) Each law enforcement agency shall require each peace |
|
|
officer employed by the agency to submit a detailed report to the |
|
|
agency regarding each incident in which the officer uses force, or |
|
|
witnesses another officer use force, against a person suspected of |
|
|
committing an offense. |
|
|
(c) The report must include: |
|
|
(1) a description of the force used by the peace |
|
|
officer; |
|
|
(2) an explanation as to why the degree of force used |
|
|
was necessary; and |
|
|
(3) if applicable, a description of any attempt that |
|
|
was made by the peace officer to de-escalate the situation before |
|
|
the force was used. |
|
|
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |