HB 2748 Summary

• Establishes statewide vehicular pursuit policies restricting law enforcement officers to pursuits only for specified felonies (violent crimes, sexual offenses, assault by vehicle, domestic abuse, escape, or DUI) when the person poses serious risk and pursuit is necessary for identification or apprehension.

• Requires pursuing officers to immediately notify a supervising officer who must oversee the pursuit and consider alternatives, safety factors (speed, weather, traffic, road conditions, presence of minors), and development of a plan to end the pursuit using approved intervention techniques.

• Mandates pursuing officers have pursuit intervention certification and complete an emergency vehicle operators course within two years prior to engagement, with training on risk assessment.

• Requires all law enforcement agencies to submit annual reports to the Attorney General detailing all vehicular pursuits, including reason, duration, locations, outcomes, injuries/deaths, officer identification, citations/arrests, and camera status, with data made publicly available on the AG's website.

• Prohibits officers from firing weapons at moving vehicles except when necessary to protect against imminent serious physical harm from deadly weapons, with additional restrictions if the vehicle itself is being used as a weapon.