34 USC 12602: Data on use of excessive force
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34 USC 12602: Data on use of excessive force Text contains those laws in effect on May 16, 2024
From Title 34-CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENTSubtitle I-Comprehensive ActsCHAPTER 121-VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENTSUBCHAPTER VIII-STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENTPart B-Police Pattern or Practice

§12602. Data on use of excessive force

(a) Attorney General to collect

The Attorney General shall, through appropriate means, acquire data about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers.

(b) Limitation on use of data

Data acquired under this section shall be used only for research or statistical purposes and may not contain any information that may reveal the identity of the victim or any law enforcement officer.

(c) Annual summary

The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the data acquired under this section.

( Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, §210402, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2071 .)


Editorial Notes

Codification

Section was formerly classified to section 14142 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.