HB50 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Barbara Bigsby BoydRepresentative

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Law enforcement, allegations of excessive force, Ala. Criminal Justice Information System to collect data on, reports to legislative committees

Summary

HB50 would require Alabama's ACJIS to collect data on allegations of excessive force by law enforcement and to publish an annual report for lawmakers.

What This Bill Does

Starting January 1, 2018, ACJIS must collect data on all allegations of excessive force by state, county, and municipal officers. The data must include the officer's race, the victim's race, specific facts of the incident, whether court action occurred and its outcome, and the result of any local review. ACJIS must compile these data into an annual report and present it to the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Who It Affects

• State, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies: must report data on excessive force allegations to ACJIS.
• Legislative committees (House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee and Senate Judiciary Committee): will receive annual ACJIS reports to monitor and review excessive force incidents.

Key Provisions

• ACJIS shall collect data on all allegations of excessive force by state, county, and municipal officers beginning January 1, 2018.
• Collected data must include officer and victim race, specific facts of the incident, whether court action occurred and the final disposition, and the outcome of any local review.
• ACJIS shall compile an annual report from this data and present it to the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• Effective date: the act takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and governor approval; data collection begins January 1, 2018.

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Subjects

Law Enforcement Officers