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AR HB2266

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/6/2017

Primary Sponsor

Vivian Flowers

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Requires state and local law enforcement agencies to report officer-involved shootings to the Department of Arkansas State Police, including demographic information (age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disability status) of the person shot and the officer involved.

  • Mandates reporting of the officer's basis for the initial contact/stop and the basis for the shooting decision.

  • Requires reporting of search details including whether searches were conducted with probable cause, consent, or other lawful exceptions, and whether contraband was found.

  • Mandates reporting of whether verbal warnings were issued before shooting and whether arrests or citations were issued with offenses charged.

  • Requires the Department of Arkansas State Police to compile and report collected data by December 1, 2017, and annually thereafter to the Chairs of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.

Legislative Description

To Establish A Uniform Standard For Data Collection Among Law Enforcement Agencies.

Last Action

Recommended for study in the Interim by Joint Interim Committee on JUDICIARY COMMITTEE- HOUSE

4/3/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/15/2017

Full Bill Text

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