Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2B.0251 · Subchapter F. USE OF FORCE
INTERVENTION REQUIRED FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE; REPORT REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A peace officer has a duty to intervene to stop or prevent another peace officer from using force against a person suspected of committing an offense if:
(1) the amount of force exceeds that which is reasonable under the circumstances; and
(2) the officer knows or should know that the other officer's use of force:
(A) violates state or federal law;
(B) puts a person at risk of bodily injury, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, and is not immediately necessary to avoid imminent bodily injury to a peace officer or other person; and
(C) is not required to apprehend the person suspected of committing an offense.
(b) A peace officer who witnesses the use of excessive force by another peace officer shall promptly make a detailed report of the incident and deliver the report to the supervisor of the peace officer making the report.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.2B.htm
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