Senate Bill 1421 and Senate Bill 16

California Senate Bill 1421 and California Senate Bill 16 amend the California Penal Code, Section 832.7(b)(1), which requires law enforcement agencies to release records that fall under the following criteria:

• A record relating to the report, investigation, or findings of any of the following:
  • An incident involving the discharge of a firearm at a person.
  • An incident involving the use of force against a person that resulted in death or in great bodily injury.
  • A sustained finding involving a complaint that alleges unreasonable or excessive force.
  • A sustained finding that an officer failed to intervene against another officer using force that is clearly unreasonable or excessive.
• Any record relating to a sustained finding that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public.
• Any record relating to a sustained finding involving dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence, or perjury.
• Any record relating to a sustained finding that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in conduct including, but not limited to, verbal statements, writings, online posts, recordings, and gestures, involving prejudice or discrimination against a person on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status.
• Any record relating to a sustained finding that the peace officer made an unlawful arrest or conducted an unlawful search.

Additional records are uploaded as they become available.