Title: Investigation of Lethal Force by Law Enforcement Officers

Summary: Requiring the head of a law enforcement agency to report to the Department of Law Enforcement within a specified time if the use of force by a law enforcement officer results in the death of another person; requiring the head of a law enforcement agency to provide the department within a specified time the results of the agency's investigation; requiring the department to conduct an independent investigation into such use of force, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to investigation of lethal force by law enforcement officers; creating s. 943.69, F.S.; defining the term  law enforcement agency ; requiring the head of a law enforcement agency to report to the Department of Law Enforcement within a specified time if the use of force by a law enforcement officer results in the death of another person; requiring the head of a law enforcement agency to provide the department within a specified time the results of the agency s investigation; requiring the department to conduct an independent investigation into such use of force; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 943.69, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 943.69 Investigation of lethal force by officers.  (1) As used in this section, the term   law enforcement agency  means an agency or a unit of government that has authority to employ or appoint a law enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10. (2)  The head of a law enforcement agency must report to th ed epartment within hour sif a law enforcement officer uses force that results in th edeath of another person.If the law enforcement agency conducts an investigation into the use of force by the officer, the head of the law enforcement agency must provide the results of the investigation to the department within days after completion of the investigation. (3) The department shall conduct an independent investigation into the use of force by a law enforcement officer which results in the death of another person. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2016.