Senate Bill 2332 Summary

• County sheriff departments and municipal police departments must develop and implement written motor vehicle pursuit policies by December 31, 2025, addressing initiation, continuation, and termination procedures.

• Pursuit policies must prohibit pursuits for misdemeanor offenses and most felonies, with exceptions limited to carjacking, murder, aggravated assault, and robbery.

• Pursuits may only cross into another jurisdiction if there is an agreement in place between the jurisdictions that includes notification procedures and coordination of supervisory personnel.

• Local law enforcement agencies failing to adopt compliant policies become ineligible for state accreditation and their county or municipality faces withholding of state allocations and payments by the Department of Revenue until compliance is achieved.

• The Office of Standards and Training in the Department of Public Safety must annually examine compliance and issue certificates of noncompliance; funds withheld during the first 90 days are recoverable if compliance is achieved, but funds withheld beyond 90 days are forfeited and reallocated to compliant jurisdictions.