Use of Force Reporting
 14.5 (1) Subject to sections 14.6 and 14.7, a member of a police force shall submit a report to the chief of police whenever the member, (a) draws a handgun in the presence of a member of the public; (b) points a firearm at a person; (c) discharges a firearm; (d) uses a weapon on another person; (e) draws and displays a conducted energy weapon to a person with the intention of achieving compliance; (f) points a conducted energy weapon at a person; (g) discharges a conducted energy weapon; or (h) uses force on another person, including through the use of a horse or a dog, that results in an injury requiring the services of a physician, nurse or paramedic and the member is aware that the injury required such services before the member goes off-duty. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. (2) Despite clause (1) (a), a report is not required to be submitted if the handgun is drawn, (a) while loading, unloading or storing the handgun; (b) while surrendering the handgun or removing the handgun when entering a place where it must be removed; (c) for the purposes of training, practice, a competition or a demonstration; or (d) for the purposes of repair, maintenance, testing or inspection of the handgun. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. (3) For greater certainty, clause (1) (a) does not apply if the handgun is drawn only in the presence of members of the police force who are on duty. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. (4) Despite clause (1) (b), a report is not required to be submitted if the firearm is pointed at a person for the purposes of training or practice. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. (5) Despite clause (1) (c), a report is not required to be submitted if the firearm is discharged, (a) while loading, unloading or storing the firearm; (b) while surrendering the firearm or removing the firearm when entering a place where it must be removed; (c) for the purposes of training, practice, a competition or a demonstration; or (d) for the purposes of repair, maintenance, testing or inspection of the firearm. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. (6) Despite clause (1) (d), a report is not required to be submitted if the weapon, (a) is used for the purposes of training, practice, a competition or a demonstration; (b) is used for the purposes of testing the weapon; or (c) is a horse or a dog used as a weapon. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. (7) Despite clause (1) (f), a report is not required to be submitted if the conducted energy weapon is pointed for the purposes of training, practice, a competition or a demonstration. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. (8) Despite clause (1) (g), a report is not required to be submitted if the conducted energy weapon is discharged, (a) while loading, unloading or storing the weapon; (b) while surrendering the weapon or removing the weapon when entering a place where it must be removed; (c) for the purposes of training, practice, a competition or a demonstration; or (d) for the purposes of repair, maintenance, testing or inspection of the weapon. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. (9) Despite clause (1) (h), a report is not required to be submitted if the force is used for the purposes of training, practice, a competition or a demonstration. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. (10) The report shall be in the form entitled “Use of Force Report”, dated November 2022, that is available on the website of the Government of Ontario Central Forms Repository. O. Reg. 532/22, s. 2. Team Reporting