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SB 1645 Use of force by law-enforcement officers, etc.; work group to produce and develop report.

Introduced by: Jennifer B. Boysko | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Use of force; data collection and reporting requirement. Requires the the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to convene a work group that shall include representatives from the Departments of Corrections and State Police and the Board of Corrections, as well as representatives from local police departments, sheriffs' offices, local correctional facilities, and other interested stakeholder groups, to develop a strategy for producing and publishing a comprehensive report on the use of force by Virginia law-enforcement officers, correctional officers, and jail officers. The bill requires the work group to report its progress and the outcomes of its activities to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2019. The provisions of the bill are contingent upon funding in a general appropriation act.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Use of force; data collection and reporting requirement. Requires the Department of State Police to include information regarding the use of force by a state or local law-enforcement officer in the annual Crime in Virginia report when the use of force involves (i) a fatality to a civilian; (ii) serious bodily injury to a civilian; or (iii) in the absence of either death or serious injury, a discharged firearm by a state or local law-enforcement officer at or in the direction of a person. The bill specifies information required to be included in such incident report. The bill subjects the Department of Corrections and administrators of local correctional facilities and regional jails to similar reporting requirements.