Bill > A01811

This bill requires the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services to report specific use-of-force incidents by police and peace officers to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI) National Use-of-Force Data Collection Program. The reporting must include instances where an officer brandishes, uses, or discharges a firearm or non-lethal weapon, uses a chokehold or similar restraint that might impede breathing, deploys chemical agents like pepper spray, uses impact weapons like batons, uses electronic control weapons like stun guns, or engages in conduct resulting in death or serious bodily injury. The report must provide detailed circumstances of each incident and include demographic information about the officers and individuals involved, such as age, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, and ethnicity. Any police department, sheriff's office, or the state police division that fails to submit these reports will have 10% of their state funding withheld until the report is submitted. The bill aims to increase transparency and accountability in law enforcement use-of-force incidents by creating a comprehensive reporting mechanism to the national database.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1811