California Government Code 12525.2 – (a) Each law enforcement agency shall monthly furnish to the …
(a) Each law enforcement agency shall monthly furnish to the Department of Justice, in a manner defined and prescribed by the Attorney General, a report of all instances when a peace officer employed by that agency is involved in any of the following:
(1) An incident involving the shooting of a civilian by a peace officer.
Terms Used In California Government Code 12525.2
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(2) An incident involving the shooting of a peace officer by a civilian.
(3) An incident in which the use of force by a peace officer against a civilian results in serious bodily injury or death.
(4) An incident in which use of force by a civilian against a peace officer results in serious bodily injury or death.
(b) For each incident reported under subdivision (a), the information reported to the Department of Justice shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(1) The gender, race, and age of each individual who was shot, injured, or killed.
(2) Whether the officer perceived the civilian had a developmental, physical, or mental disability.
(3) The date, time, and location of the incident.
(4) Whether the civilian was armed, and, if so, the type of weapon.
(5) The type of force used against the officer, the civilian, or both, including the types of weapons used.
(6) The number of officers involved in the incident.
(7) The number of civilians involved in the incident.
(8) The reason for contact.
(9) The reason for using force.
(10) The injuries sustained.
(11) If any medical aid was rendered.
(12) If the officer observed signs of any of the following:
(A) Mental, physical, or developmental disability.
(B) Drug or alcohol impairment.
(C) Erratic behavior.
(c) Each year, the Department of Justice shall include a summary of information contained in the reports received pursuant to subdivision (a) through the department’s OpenJustice Web portal pursuant to § 13010 of the Penal Code. This information shall be classified according to the reporting law enforcement jurisdiction. In cases involving a peace officer who is injured or killed, the report shall list the officer’s employing jurisdiction and the jurisdiction where the injury or death occurred, if they are not the same. This subdivision does not authorize the release to the public of the badge number or other unique identifying information of the peace officer involved.
(d) For the purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:
(1) “Developmental disability” has the same meaning as in § 4512 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(2) “Mental disability” has the same meaning as “serious mental disorder” in § 5600.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(3) “Physical disability” has the same meaning as in § 12926 of the Government Code.
(4) “Serious bodily injury” means a bodily injury that involves a substantial risk of death, unconsciousness, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 899, Sec. 1. (SB 882) Effective January 1, 2023.)