HB5 Summary - George Floyd Memorial Act

• Law enforcement officers must apply nonviolent means before using physical force and may only use physical force when nonviolent means would be ineffective in effecting arrest, preventing escape, or preventing imminent threat of serious bodily injury or death.

• Prohibits law enforcement agencies from authorizing use of chokeholds by officers, defined as application of pressure to throat/windpipe or maneuvers restricting blood/oxygen flow to the brain.

• Requires Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to establish a publicly available model use of force policy, provide use of force training including de-escalation and implicit bias training, and establish a public complaint system for use of force incidents with searchable data.

• Establishes procedures for recording disclosure where authorized persons (individuals in recordings, personal representatives, deceased persons' representatives) may request access to body-worn and dashboard camera recordings, with custodial law enforcement agency able to consider factors like confidentiality of investigations and safety concerns.

• Allows circuit court petitions to compel recording disclosure when agencies deny access or fail to provide within three business days, with courts able to conduct in-camera review and release only relevant portions with appropriate conditions or restrictions.