Peace officers: deadly force.
Summary
Existing law authorizes a peace officer who has reasonable cause to believe that a person to be arrested has committed a public offense to use reasonable force to effect the arrest, to prevent escape, or to overcome resistance. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation that requires law enforcement agencies to develop written policies relating to the handling of incidents involving the use of deadly force by a peace officer that resulted in the death of a member of the public.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2015
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2015
Last action Feb 1, 2016
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Mar 1, 2015
Lower · Passed
From printer. May be heard in committee March 31.
lower
Feb 27, 2015
Introduced
Introduced. To print.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ed Chau
DDemocratic
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