TITLE: Relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force.

SUMMARY: Relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a duty for peace officers to intervene and make a report when a peace officer uses excessive force. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 2, Code of Criminal Procedure, is amended by adding Article 2.1387 to read as follows: Art. 2.1387. INTERVENTION REQUIRED FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE; REPORT REQUIRED. (a) A peace officer has a duty to intervene to stop or prevent another peace officer from using force against a person suspected of committing an offense if the amount of force exceeds that which is reasonable under the circumstances. (b) A peace officer who witnesses the use of excessive force by another peace officer shall promptly make a detailed report of the incident and deliver the report to the supervisor of the peace officer making the report. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.