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2020 VA S.B. 1332

Title - A BILL to amend and reenact Section 19.2-83.5, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to use of deadly force by a law-enforcement officer during an arrest or detention.

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Relates to use of deadly force by a law-enforcement officer during an arrest or detention,eliminates the requirements that a law-enforcement officer shall not use deadly force against a person unless he has provided a warning to the subject of the deadly ...

Relates to use of deadly force by a law-enforcement officer during an arrest or detention,eliminates the requirements that a law-enforcement officer shall not use deadly force against a person unless he has provided a warning to the subject of the deadly force that he will use deadly force, if feasible, and exhausted all other options or such options do not reasonably lend themselves to the circumstances.

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2021 MS S.B. 2281

Title - Mississippi First Responder Protection Act

Law Number - 2021 MS S.B. 2281

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Enacts the Mississippi First Responder Protection Act,provides for the offense of bias motivated intimidation,provides penalties upon conviction of the offense of bias motivated intimidation,authorizes a law enforcement officer to bring suit for damages s...

Enacts the Mississippi First Responder Protection Act,provides for the offense of bias motivated intimidation,provides penalties upon conviction of the offense of bias motivated intimidation,authorizes a law enforcement officer to bring suit for damages suffered during the officer’s performance of official duties.

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2021 TX H.B. 1035

Title - AN ACT relating to the use of force by peace officers and certain other persons to make an arrest or search or prevent an escape from custody.

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Relates to the use of force by peace officers and certain other persons to make an arrest or search or prevent an escape from custody.

2021 TX H.B. 563

Title - AN ACT relating to law enforcement policies requiring a peace officer to intervene when another peace officer uses excessive force or commits an offense.

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Relates to law enforcement policies requiring a peace officer to intervene when another peace officer uses excessive force or commits an offense.

2021 TX H.B. 833

Title - AN ACT relating to the use of force to make an arrest or search and to law enforcement policies regarding de-escalation and proportionate response.

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Relates to the use of force to make an arrest or search and to law enforcement policies regarding de-escalation and proportionate response.

2021 TX H.B. 833

Title - AN ACT relating to the use of force to make an arrest or search and to law enforcement policies regarding de-escalation and proportionate response.

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Relates to the use of force to make an arrest or search and to law enforcement policies regarding de-escalation and proportionate response.

2021 TX H.B. 831

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 TX H.B. 831

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 IN S.B. 269

Title - A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

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Relates to no knock warrants,requires a law enforcement officer serving a search or arrest warrant at a person’s home to knock and announce before forcibly executing the warrant,makes conforming amendments.

2021 IN S.B. 269

Title - A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning criminal law and procedure.

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Relates to no knock warrants,requires a law enforcement officer serving a search or arrest warrant at a person’s home to knock and announce before forcibly executing the warrant,makes conforming amendments.

2021 VT H.B. 45

Title - HOUSE BILL NO. 2045

Law Number - 2021 VT H.B. 45

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Relates to the provision of grants for mental health providers working in collaboration with municipal police departments.

2021 MO S.B. 135

Title - AN ACT To repeal section 590.650, RSMo, and to enact in lieu thereof one new section relating to prohibitions against discriminatory policing.

Law Number - 2021 MO S.B. 135

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Relates to prohibitions against discriminatory policing.