2020 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 7 - Municipalities
Chapter 104 - Municipal Police and Fire Protection
Section 7-282e - Recording of incidents of use of physical force, discharge of a firearm or engagement of a pursuit. Reporting.
(a) Each law enforcement unit, as defined in section 7-294a, shall create and maintain a record detailing any incident during which a police officer, as defined in section 7-294a, (1) uses physical force that is likely to cause serious physical injury, as defined in section 53a-3, to another person or the death of another person, including, but not limited to, striking another person with an open or closed hand, club or baton, kicking another person, using pepper spray or an electroshock weapon on another person or using a chokehold or other method of restraint applied to the neck area of another person, (2) discharges a firearm, except during a training exercise or in the course of dispatching an animal, or (3) engages in a pursuit, as defined in subsection (a) of section 14-283a. Such record shall include, but not be limited to: The name of the police officer, the time and place of the incident, a description of what occurred during the incident and, to the extent known, the names of the victims and witnesses present at such incident.
(b) Not later than February 1, 2020, and annually thereafter, each law enforcement unit shall prepare and submit a report concerning incidents described in subsection (a) of this section during the preceding calendar year to the Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy and Management. Such report shall include (1) the records described in subsection (a) of this section, (2) summarized data compiled from such records, and (3) statistics on each use of force incident, including, but not limited to, (A) the race and gender of such person upon whom force was used, provided the identification of such characteristics shall be based on the observation and perception of the police officer, (B) the number of times force was used on such person, and (C) any injury suffered by such person against whom force was used. Each law enforcement unit shall, prior to submission of any such report pursuant to this subsection, redact any information from such report that may identify a minor, witness or victim.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 15-4, S. 5; P.A. 19-90, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 19-90 designated existing provisions re record of certain incidents as Subsec. (a) and amended same by adding provision re chokehold or other method of restraint applied to neck area in Subdiv. (1), adding Subdiv. (3) re engaging in pursuit, and making technical changes, and added Subsec. (b) re reporting.
