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Bill No.: Summary Actions Committee&nbspVotes Floor&nbspVotes Memo Text LFIN Chamber&nbspVideo/Transcript S04470 Summary: BILL NO S04470C &nbsp SAME AS SAME AS A08451-B

&nbsp SPONSOR MAYER &nbsp COSPNSR RHOADS &nbsp MLTSPNSR &nbsp Amd §840, Exec L &nbsp Enacts "DJ's law" which requires training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving vehicle; requires the municipal police training council to develop and disseminate written policies and procedures regarding such force.

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STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________

4470--C Cal. No. 275

2025-2026 Regular Sessions

IN SENATE

February 5, 2025 ___________

Introduced by Sens. MAYER, RHOADS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- passed by Senate and delivered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading -- again amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to establishing "DJ's Law", requiring training for police officers on discharging a firearm at a moving vehicle

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows:

1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 "DJ's law". 3 § 2. Subparagraph 2 of paragraph (d) of subdivision 4 of section 840 4 of the executive law, as added by section 1 of part ZZ of chapter 55 of 5 the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows: 6 (2) The model law enforcement use of force policy shall include, but 7 is not limited to: 8 (i) information on current law as it relates to the use of force by 9 police and peace officers; 10 (ii) guidelines regarding when use of force is permitted; 11 (iii) requirements for documenting use of force; 12 (iv) procedures for investigating use of force incidents; 13 (v) guidelines regarding excessive use of force including duty to 14 intervene, reporting, and timely medical treatment for injured persons; 15 (vi) standards for failure to adhere to use of force guidelines;

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08447-06-6

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1 (vii) training mandates on use of force, conflict prevention, conflict 2 resolution and negotiation, de-escalation techniques and strategies, 3 including, but not limited to, interacting with persons presenting in an 4 agitated condition; [ and ] 5 (viii) prohibited uses of force ; and 6 (ix) best practices, policies, and guidelines regarding the discharge 7 of a firearm at a moving vehicle . 8 § 3. Section 840 of the executive law is amended by adding a new 9 subdivision 9 to read as follows: 10 9. The council shall, in addition: 11 (a) Develop, maintain and disseminate written policies and procedures 12 regarding use of force by police officers specifically with respect to 13 the discharge of a firearm at a moving vehicle. 14 (b) Recommend to the governor rules and regulations with respect to 15 the establishment and implementation on an ongoing basis of a training 16 program for all current and new police officers as part of required 17 minimum basic training, regarding the policies and procedures estab- 18 lished pursuant to this subdivision, along with recommendations for 19 periodic retraining of police officers. 20 § 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after 21 it shall have become a law.

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