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2021 PA S.R. 52

Title - Establishing a task force on law enforcement policies and procedures used in response to large-scale demonstrations, protests and other acts of civil disobedience.

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Establishes a task force on law enforcement policies and procedures used in response to large-scale demonstrations, protests and other acts of civil disobedience.

2021 PA H.B. 870

Title - Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for actions by law enforcement.

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Provides for actions by law enforcement.

2021 NV A.B. 186

Title - AN ACT relating to peace officers,prohibiting a law enforcement agency from requiring a peace officer to issue a certain number of traffic citations or make a certain number of arrests,and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Relates to peace officers, prohibits a law enforcement agency from requiring a peace officer to issue a certain number of traffic citations or make a certain number of arrests, prohibits a law enforcement agency from considering the number of citations is...

Relates to peace officers, prohibits a law enforcement agency from requiring a peace officer to issue a certain number of traffic citations or make a certain number of arrests, prohibits a law enforcement agency from considering the number of citations issued or arrests made by a peace officer, or the amount of fines or fees assessed from the citations or arrests, in evaluating the performance of the peace officer, provides other matters properly relating thereto.

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2021 AL H.B. 465

Title - AN ACT Relating to facial recognition technology,to prohibit state or local state or local law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition match results as the sole basis for making an arrest or for establishing probable cause in a criminal investigation.

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Relates to facial recognition technology,prohibits state or local state or local law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition match results as the sole basis for making an arrest or for establishing probable cause in a criminal investigation.

2021 AL H.B. 465

Title - AN ACT Relating to facial recognition technology,to prohibit state or local state or local law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition match results as the sole basis for making an arrest or for establishing probable cause in a criminal investigation.

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Relates to facial recognition technology,prohibits state or local state or local law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition match results as the sole basis for making an arrest or for establishing probable cause in a criminal investigation.

2021 Bill Tracking TX H.B. 418

Title - AN ACT relating to prohibiting the use of certain techniques when using force to make an arrest or search

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Relates to prohibiting the use of certain techniques when using force to make an arrest or search.

2021 KY S.B. 283

Title - AN ACT relating to public protection.

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Limits circumstances in which a warrant may be issued authorizing entry without notice,requires creation of a warrant application form,requires reporting of data on warrants authorizing entry without notice,requires 10-second pause after announcing the pr...

Limits circumstances in which a warrant may be issued authorizing entry without notice,requires creation of a warrant application form,requires reporting of data on warrants authorizing entry without notice,requires 10-second pause after announcing the presence of law enforcement officers prior to entering premises to serve a warrant,requires use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers serving warrants,creates processes for enforcement.

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2021 KY S.B. 283

Title - AN ACT relating to public protection.

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Limits circumstances in which a warrant may be issued authorizing entry without notice,requires creation of a warrant application form,requires reporting of data on warrants authorizing entry without notice,requires 10-second pause after announcing the pr...

Limits circumstances in which a warrant may be issued authorizing entry without notice,requires creation of a warrant application form,requires reporting of data on warrants authorizing entry without notice,requires 10-second pause after announcing the presence of law enforcement officers prior to entering premises to serve a warrant,requires use of body-worn cameras by law enforcement officers serving warrants,creates processes for enforcement.

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2021 OR H.B. 3265

Title - Immigration

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Requires that officer of law enforcement agency who arrests individual who is foreign national inform individual of consular notification procedures.

2021 OR H.B. 3265

Title - Relating to immigration

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Requires that officer of law enforcement agency who arrests individual who is foreign national inform individual of consular notification procedures.

2021 TX H.B. 1955

Title - AN ACT relating to prohibiting the use of certain techniques when using force to make an arrest or search

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Relates to the use of deadly force to make an arrest.

2021 NY A.B. 5237

Title - AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to aggravated resisting arrest

Law Number - 2021 NY A.B. 5237

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Establishes the crime of aggravated resisting arrest as where a person intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a police officer or peace officer from effecting an authorized arrest of such person or another person through the use of physical force, ...

Establishes the crime of aggravated resisting arrest as where a person intentionally prevents or attempts to prevent a police officer or peace officer from effecting an authorized arrest of such person or another person through the use of physical force, where such authorized arrest is for a crime which is a felony.

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