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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report |
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when a peace officer uses excessive force. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is |
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amended by adding Article 2.1387 to read as follows: |
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Art. 2.1387. INTERVENTION REQUIRED FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE; |
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REPORT REQUIRED. (a) A peace officer has a duty to intervene to |
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stop or prevent another peace officer from using force against a |
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person suspected of committing an offense if the amount of force |
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exceeds that which is reasonable under the circumstances. |
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(b) A peace officer who witnesses the use of excessive force |
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by another peace officer shall promptly make a detailed report of |
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the incident and deliver the report to the supervisor of the peace |
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officer making the report. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |