Bill Summaries: H585 (2015-2016 Session)

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  • Summary date: Apr 6 2015 - View summary

    Amends GS 147-90 to add that in every instance in which a private citizen dies immediately after an incident involving the use of an electronic control device, chemical spray, or physical force by a law enforcement officer in the line of duty, the district attorney must, upon the request of the surviving spouse or next of kin of the private citizen within 180 days of the death, request the State Bureau of Investigation to conduct an investigation into the incident. Adds that the district attorney must release an executive summary of any report prepared because of an investigation requested under the statute to the decedent's surviving spouse, decedent's next of kin, or the head of the law enforcement agencies of the affected law enforcement officer, upon request. Allows the summary to be released to any other person when it is requested by the decedent's surviving spouse or next of kin.