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2019 GA H.B. 578

Title - AN ACT To amend Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 49 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to general provisions regarding the Department of Human Services, so as to provide for the review of certain law enforcement conviction data with regard to persons seeking to become volunteers, interns, students, or employees,to provide for related matters,to provide for an effective date,to repeal conflicting laws,and for other purposes.

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Relates to general provisions regarding the Department of Human Services,provides for the review of certain law enforcement conviction data with regard to persons seeking to become volunteers, interns, students, or employees.

2020 NY A.B. 6144

Title - AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of aggravated strangulation

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Adds a new section 121.13 of the New York Penal Law, making the crime of aggravated strangulation a Class C Felony. The bill was introduced in response to the 2014 death of Staten Island, New York resident Eric Garner by way of a police officer chokehold....

Adds a new section 121.13 of the New York Penal Law, making the crime of aggravated strangulation a Class C Felony. The bill was introduced in response to the 2014 death of Staten Island, New York resident Eric Garner by way of a police officer chokehold. While chokeholds were and currently are prohibited in the New York City Police Patrol Guide, this law makes it a crime to engage in one as a police officer throughout the state of New York.

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2019 CA A.B. 1506 (NS)

Title - Police use of force

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Creates a division within the Department of Justice to investigate police-involved use of force that results in death or serious bodily harm and review use of force policies

2019 CA A.B. 1775

Title - An act to amend Sections 47 and 51.7 of the Civil Code, and to amend Section 653y of the Penal Code, relating to harassment.

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Creates an exception of protection from civil action the privilege provisions for any communication between a person and a law enforcement agency in the person makes a false report. Provides that intimidation by threat of violence includes knowingly or re...

Creates an exception of protection from civil action the privilege provisions for any communication between a person and a law enforcement agency in the person makes a false report. Provides that intimidation by threat of violence includes knowingly or recklessly making or threatening to make a false claim or report to a peace officer or law enforcement agency alleging that another person has engaged in unlawful activity or in an activity that requires law enforcement intervention.

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2019 CA A.B. 1506

Title - An act to add Section 12525.3 to the Government Code, relating to the Department of Justice.

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Creates a division within the Department of Justice to, upon the request of a law enforcement agency, review the use of force policy of the agency and make recommendations. Creates a division within the Department to conduct an independent investigation o...

Creates a division within the Department of Justice to, upon the request of a law enforcement agency, review the use of force policy of the agency and make recommendations. Creates a division within the Department to conduct an independent investigation of any officer involved shooting or other use of force that resulted in the death of a civilian.

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2019 CA S.B. 480

Title - Prohibiting, with certain exceptions, a law enforcement agency from authorizing or allowing its employees to wear a uniform that is substantially similar to a uniform of the United States Armed Forces.

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Prohibits, with certain exceptions, a law enforcement agency from authorizing or allowing its employees to wear a uniform that is substantially similar to a uniform of the United States Armed Forces.

2019 CA A.B. 1196

Title - An act to add Section 7286.5 to the Government Code, relating to peace officers, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

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Prohibits a law enforcement agency from authorizing the use of a carotid restraint or a choke hold and techniques or transport methods that involve a substantial risk of positional asphyxia.

2019 CA S.B. 480

Title - An act to add Section 13655 to the Penal Code, relating to law enforcement uniforms.

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Prohibits, with certain exceptions, a law enforcement agency from authorizing or allowing its employees to wear a uniform that is substantially similar to a uniform of the United States Armed Forces.

2019 CA A.B. 1196

Title - Prohibiting a law enforcement agency from authorizing the use of a carotid restraint or a choke hold.

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Prohibits a law enforcement agency from authorizing the use of a carotid restraint or a choke hold.

2019 CA A.B. 846

Title - An act to amend Section 1031 of, and to add Section 1031.3 to, the Government Code, and to add Section 13561 to the Penal Code, relating to public employment.

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Requires the evaluation of peace officers by a physician and surgeon, or psychologist, include bias against race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. Requires every department or agency that employs peace officer...

Requires the evaluation of peace officers by a physician and surgeon, or psychologist, include bias against race or ethnicity, gender, nationality, religion, disability, or sexual orientation. Requires every department or agency that employs peace officers to review the job descriptions used in the recruitment and hiring of those peace officers and to make changes that deemphasize the paramilitary aspects of the job and place more emphasis on community interaction and collaborative problem solving.

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2019 CA S.B. 388

Title - Deleting the authorization to make the reporting requirements inoperative in a local jurisdiction by resolution. Making the execution of a written declaration by a law enforcement agency mandatory, if dental records, skeletal xrays, or treatment notes have not otherwise been obtained.

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Deletes the authorization to make the reporting requirements inoperative in a local jurisdiction by resolution. Makes the execution of a written declaration by a law enforcement agency mandatory, if dental records, skeletal xrays, or treatment notes ha...

Deletes the authorization to make the reporting requirements inoperative in a local jurisdiction by resolution. Makes the execution of a written declaration by a law enforcement agency mandatory, if dental records, skeletal xrays, or treatment notes have not otherwise been obtained.

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2020 NY S.B. 3595

Title - AN ACT to amend the executive law, the public authorities law and chapter 154 of the laws of 1921 relating to the port authority of New York and New Jersey, in relation to establishing the law enforcement misconduct investigative office

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Directs the State Inspector General, MTA Inspector General, and the Port Authority Inspector General to investigate allegations of corruption, fraud, use of excessive force, criminal activity, conflicts of interest, or abuse by officer agencies. Unlike th...

Directs the State Inspector General, MTA Inspector General, and the Port Authority Inspector General to investigate allegations of corruption, fraud, use of excessive force, criminal activity, conflicts of interest, or abuse by officer agencies. Unlike the Special Prosecutor, which is only triggered following a law enforcement-related death, this law allows for an independent review of alleged misconduct by any local law enforcement agency.

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