MN HF3885

Peace officers must notify the commissioner of public safety within 30 days when discharging a firearm in the course of duty, excluding training and animal control situations.

The Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training director must appoint a critical incident review team after criminal investigations conclude for incidents involving bodily harm from firearm discharge or deaths during police contact.

Critical incident review teams must include at least three members: one peace officer or former officer, one community resident, and if the injured person is a person of color, at least one member of the same race.

Review teams must analyze incident causes and prepare a report recommending corrective action or explaining why none is needed within 60 days, with authority to recommend statewide training changes.

Team members cannot be current or former employees of the agency under review, and the employing agency must pay investigation costs.