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2021 NH L.S.R. 26

Title - AN ACT relating to the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer.

Law Number - 2021 NH L.S.R. 26

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Relates to the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer.

2021 NH L.S.R. 26

Title - AN ACT relating to the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer.

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Relates to the use of deadly force by a law enforcement officer.

2019 VT S 219

Title - Law Enforcement

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Addresses racial bias and excessive use of force by law enforcement.

New York

Title - Initiative 536-A

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This bill establishes a misdemeanor for restraining an individual in a manner that restricts the flow of air or blood by compressing the windpipe or the carotid arteries on each side of the neck, or sitting, kneeling, or standing on the chest or back in a...

This bill establishes a misdemeanor for restraining an individual in a manner that restricts the flow of air or blood by compressing the windpipe or the carotid arteries on each side of the neck, or sitting, kneeling, or standing on the chest or back in a manner that compresses the diaphragm, in the course of effecting or attempting to effect an arrest.

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New York

Title - T2020-6256

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Resolution calling upon the United States Congress to pass, and the President to sign, the Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act of 2019 (H.R. 4408), which would prohibit police chokeholds and other tactics that result in asphyxiation.

Ordinance No. 069

Title - “AN ORDINANCE REGULATING NO-KNOCK SEARCH WARRANTS, THEEXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANTS, AND THE USE OF BODY CAMERAEQUIPMENT DURING IMPLEMENTION OF ALL SEARCH WARRANTS. (ASAMENDED)”

Law Number - Ordinance No. 069

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Regulates no-knock search warrants (No-knock warrants may only be sought in cases involving imminent threat of harm or death to law enforcement and/or to civilians, which shall be limited to the following offenses: murder, hostage taking, kidnapping, terr...

Regulates no-knock search warrants (No-knock warrants may only be sought in cases involving imminent threat of harm or death to law enforcement and/or to civilians, which shall be limited to the following offenses: murder, hostage taking, kidnapping, terrorism, human trafficking and sexual trafficking. ) Requires warrants for no-knock searches (A completed Warrant Application Form shall accompany every request for a no-knock search warrant.) requires body cameras during a no-knock search warrants,regulates the amount of police offers that may be present (“reaosnably necessary”)

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Ordinance 20-O-1449

Title - Ordinance 20-O-1449

Law Number - Ordinance 20-O-1449

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require that Altanta's "use of force" be amended to include alternatives proven to reduce police violence against citizens "That alternatives to use of force which studies have shown to reduce police violence against citizens include following 1) Banning ...

require that Altanta’s “use of force” be amended to include alternatives proven to reduce police violence against citizens “That alternatives to use of force which studies have shown to reduce police violence
against citizens include following 1) Banning chokeholds and strangleholds,2) Requiring deescalation,3) Requiring warning before shooting,4) Exhausting all alternatives before shooting,5)
Duty to intervene,6) Banning shooting at moving vehicles,7) Requiring use of force continuum,and 8)
Requiring comprehensive reporting, are incorporated into APD’s SOP 3010- Use of Force”

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2019 DC B 826

Title - B 826

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2021 NY A.B. 8044

Title - AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to providing increased and uniform training requirements and outreach for law enforcement,and to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to administering law enforcement peer support

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Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements including implicit bias, use of force, first aid and firearm training, and outreach for law enforcement,establishes law enforcement peer support through the Office Mental Health.

2021 NY A.B. 8044

Title - AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to providing increased and uniform training requirements and outreach for law enforcement,and to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to administering law enforcement peer support

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Relates to providing increased and uniform training requirements including implicit bias, use of force, first aid and firearm training, and outreach for law enforcement,establishes law enforcement peer support through the Office Mental Health.

2021 TX S.B. 69

Title - Senate Bill 69

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Prohibits chokeholds by police

2021 MI S.B. 475

Title - Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act

Law Number - 2021 MI S.B. 475

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Revokes license of law enforcement officer that used excessive force.