N.Y. Executive Law 837-V*2 – Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to arrest-related deaths
* § 837-v. Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to arrest-related deaths. 1. The chief of every police department, each county sheriff, and the superintendent of state police shall promptly report to the division any arrest-related death, disaggregated by county. The data shall include all information the division shall report pursuant to the requirements of subdivision five of this section.
2. The initial report required by this subdivision shall be for the period beginning six months after the effective date of this section and shall be submitted on an annual basis thereafter. Each annual report shall be submitted no later than February first.
3. The division shall make the information required by subdivision one of this section available to the public by posting it on the website of the division. With respect to the information required by subdivision one of this section, the division shall update such information on a monthly basis and such information shall be posted in alphanumeric form that can be digitally transmitted or processed and not in portable document format or scanned copies of original documents.
4. The division shall promulgate regulations to effectuate the reporting of data from law enforcement departments sufficient to make the reports required by subdivision five of this section.
5. The division shall submit to the governor and the legislature an annual report of arrest-related deaths disaggregated by county. An arrest-related death is a death that occurs while an individual is in law enforcement custody or during an attempt to establish custody including, but not limited to, deaths caused by any use of force. Such report shall include the following information:
(a) the number of arrest-related deaths;
(b) the race, ethnicity, age, and sex of the individual;
(c) the zip code or location where the death occurred; and
(d) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the arrest-related death.
* NB There are 2 § 837-v's