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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reporting requirements for certain injuries or |
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deaths caused by peace officers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Article 2.139(b), Code of Criminal Procedure, as |
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added by Chapter 516 (H.B. 1036), Acts of the 84th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2015, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The office of the attorney general by rule shall create |
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a written and electronic form for the reporting by law enforcement |
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agencies of an officer-involved injury or death. The form must |
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include spaces to report only the following information: |
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(1) the date on which the incident occurred; |
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(2) the location where the incident occurred; |
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(3) the age, gender, and race or ethnicity of each |
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peace officer involved in the incident; |
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(4) if known, the age, gender, and race or ethnicity of |
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each injured or deceased person involved in the incident; |
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(5) whether the person was injured or died as a result |
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of the incident; |
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(6) whether each injured or deceased person used, |
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exhibited, or was carrying a deadly weapon during the incident; |
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(7) whether each peace officer involved in the |
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incident was on duty during the incident; |
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(8) whether each peace officer involved in the |
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incident was responding to an emergency call or a request for |
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assistance and, if so, whether the officer responded to that call or |
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request with one or more other peace officers; [and] |
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(9) whether the incident occurred during or as a |
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result of: |
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(A) the execution of a warrant; or |
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(B) a hostage, barricade, or other emergency |
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situation; |
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(10) whether a peace officer conducted a search in |
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relation to the incident and, if so: |
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(A) whether the search was conducted pursuant to |
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a warrant or pursuant to an exception to the warrant requirement, |
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including consent given by the person searched; and |
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(B) whether any contraband or other evidence was |
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discovered in the course of the search and, if so, the nature of the |
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contraband or evidence; |
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(11) whether each peace officer who discharged a |
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firearm during the incident gave a verbal warning before |
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discharging the firearm; and |
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(12) whether a citation was issued or an arrest was |
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made in relation to the incident and, if so, the offense with which |
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the person was charged. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |