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This bill mandates that by December 31, 2025, all county sheriff departments and municipal police departments (referred to as "local law enforcement agencies") must develop and implement written policies for conducting motor vehicle police pursuits, which are defined as attempts by a police officer in an authorized emergency vehicle to apprehend an occupant of a fleeing vehicle. These policies must prohibit initiating a pursuit for minor offenses, except in cases of carjacking, murder, aggravated assault, or robbery, and must outline criteria for initiating and terminating pursuits based on safety and the seriousness of the alleged offense. The policies also need to detail officer and supervisor responsibilities, communication protocols, pursuit tactics, roadblock usage, and procedures for inter-jurisdictional pursuits, requiring agreements with other political subdivisions if a pursuit crosses into their territory. Local law enforcement agencies that fail to adopt and implement these policies will be ineligible for state accreditation, and their respective counties or municipalities may face withholding of certain state payments and allocations by the Department of Revenue, as determined by the Office of Standards and Training of the Department of Public Safety, which will monitor compliance and issue notices for noncompliance. The bill also amends existing laws related to the distribution of gasoline and sales taxes to conform to these new requirements, specifically noting that funds allocated to counties and municipalities may be withheld if they fail to comply with the pursuit policy mandates.

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