Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 15.520 to define "deadly incident"; amend KRS 15.440 to require law enforcement agencies to adopt a written policy for mandatory drug testing of officers after the discharge of a firearm or deadly incident; amend KRS 15.330 to require the Kentucky Law Enforcement Council to create and maintain a database containing information relating to peace officer certification, termination, and compliance with training requirements; create various new sections of KRS Chapter 15 to require a peace officer to report information gained during a contact with another person to their agency; to require information gathered by a law enforcement agency from peace officer contacts to the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet by January 1, 2023, and each January 1 after; to require a peace officer to intervene to prevent another peace officer from using excessive physical force; to establish a Class A misdemeanor for a failure to intervene; to require a Commonwealth or county attorney to release certain information to the public regarding an investigation into an incident involving the discharge of a firearm by a peace officer that resulted in injury or death; amend KRS 15.340, 15.460, 15.520, and 15.512 to conform.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 15.420, 15.440, 15.330, 15.340, 15.460, 15.520, 15.512