HB5 Alabama 2022 Session

This bill would provide for the use of physical force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances

This bill would prohibit the use of chokeholds by law enforcement officers

This bill would require the Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission to establish policies relating to the reporting of use of force incidents and would require the commission to establish and maintain a complaint system for use of force incidents

This bill would provide for the type of information that is required to be reported and would require that the public have access to the system

This bill would require an audit, by the Attorney General, concerning the use of force incident reporting system

This bill would establish a procedure to determine whether, to whom, and what portions of a recording made by law enforcement may be disclosed or a copy released

This bill would establish the procedure for contesting a refusal to disclose a recording or to obtain a copy of a recording

This bill would also direct state or local law enforcement agencies to provide, upon request, access to view and analyze recordings

Relating to law enforcement; to provide for the use of physical force by law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; to direct state or local law enforcement agencies to adopt use of force policies; to prohibit the use of deadly force in certain circumstances; to establish reporting requirements for law enforcement officers and civilians; to provide for a system of uniform use of force policies; to establish a procedure to determine whether, to whom, and what portions of a recording made by law enforcement may be disclosed or a copy released; to establish the procedure for contesting a refusal to disclose a recording or to obtain a copy of a recording; and to provide access to view and analyze recordings under certain conditions.