Florida Senate - 2016                                    SB 1012
       
       
        
       By Senator Bullard
       
       
       
       
       
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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to use of deadly force; creating s.
    3         943.087, F.S.; requiring the Department of Law
    4         Enforcement to collect information on the use of
    5         deadly force by law enforcement officers; specifying
    6         information to be reported; requiring that information
    7         be reported in a standardized form; specifying a
    8         minimum retention period for such information;
    9         providing an effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Section 943.087, Florida Statutes, is created to
   14  read:
   15         943.087 Information on use of deadly force.—
   16         (1) For an instance in which deadly force was used by a law
   17  enforcement officer, as that term is defined in s. 943.10, the
   18  information in subsection (2) must be reported to the department
   19  within 15 days after the end of each calendar quarter.
   20         (2) The following information concerning each incident
   21  shall be reported:
   22         (a) Characteristics of, and other information pertaining
   23  to, the person on whom deadly force was used that resulted in
   24  serious injury or death, including:
   25         1. Race or ethnicity.
   26         2. Gender.
   27         3. Approximate age.
   28         4. Actual or perceived religious affiliation, if any.
   29         5. The date, time, and location of such use of deadly
   30  force.
   31         (b) A description of the alleged criminal activity of the
   32  person against whom deadly force was used.
   33         (c) The nature of the deadly force used.
   34         (d) An explanation, if any, from the employer of the law
   35  enforcement officer as to why deadly force was used.
   36         (e) A copy of the relevant employer’s use of deadly force
   37  guidelines in effect at the time deadly force was used, unless a
   38  copy has previously been submitted, in which case the report
   39  shall so state.
   40         (f) A description of nonlethal efforts or techniques that
   41  were used to apprehend or subdue the person against whom the
   42  deadly force was used before the deadly force was used.
   43         (3) The department shall require the information reported
   44  under this section to be submitted in a standardized form by law
   45  enforcement agencies.
   46         (4) The information collected under this section shall be
   47  retained by the department for at least 10 years.
   48         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.