N.Y. Executive Law Section 837-V*2
Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to arrest-related deaths

* § 837-v. Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to arrest-related deaths.

1.

The chief of every police department, each county sheriff, and the superintendent of state police shall promptly report to the division any arrest-related death, disaggregated by county. The data shall include all information the division shall report pursuant to the requirements of subdivision five of this section.

2.

The initial report required by this subdivision shall be for the period beginning six months after the effective date of this section and shall be submitted on an annual basis thereafter. Each annual report shall be submitted no later than February first.

3.

The division shall make the information required by subdivision one of this section available to the public by posting it on the website of the division. With respect to the information required by subdivision one of this section, the division shall update such information on a monthly basis and such information shall be posted in alphanumeric form that can be digitally transmitted or processed and not in portable document format or scanned copies of original documents.

4.

The division shall promulgate regulations to effectuate the reporting of data from law enforcement departments sufficient to make the reports required by subdivision five of this section.

5.

The division shall submit to the governor and the legislature an annual report of arrest-related deaths disaggregated by county. An arrest-related death is a death that occurs while an individual is in law enforcement custody or during an attempt to establish custody including, but not limited to, deaths caused by any use of force. Such report shall include the following information:

(a)

the number of arrest-related deaths;

(b)

the race, ethnicity, age, and sex of the individual;

(c)

the zip code or location where the death occurred; and

(d)

a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the arrest-related death. * NB There are 2 § 837-v’s

Source: Section 837-V*2 — Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to arrest-related deaths, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EXC/837-V*2 (updated Dec. 18, 2020; accessed May 4, 2024).

835
Definitions 836
Division of criminal justice services 837
Functions, powers and duties of division 837‑A
Additional functions, powers and duties of the division 837‑B
Duties of courts and peace officers 837‑C
Processing requests submitted by police departments 837‑D
Soft body ballistic armor vests for police officers 837‑E
Statewide central register for missing children 837‑F
Missing and exploited children clearinghouse 837‑F‑1
Missing vulnerable adults clearinghouse 837‑F‑2
Missing adults 837‑G
Livery vehicle safety training program establishment 837‑H
Livery vehicle safety training program 837‑I
Uniform parking ticket 837‑J
Parking violations enforcement and disposition program 837‑K
Safe house for children 837‑L
Capital prosecution extraordinary assistance program 837‑M
Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to missing children and vulnerable adults 837‑M*2
Criminal history records search for certain employment, appointments, licenses or permits in the city of New York 837‑N
Criminal history information of caregivers 837‑O
Search for arson and sex offense conviction records of volunteer firefighter applicants 837‑P
Criminal history records search for certain licenses and registrations in the county of Westchester 837‑Q
Payments to Westchester county for policing special parkways 837‑R
Office of sex offender management 837‑S
Search for sex offense conviction records of emergency medical technician and other first responder applicants 837‑T
Use of force reporting 837‑U
The division of criminal justice services, in conjunction with the chief administrator of the courts, shall collect data and report annua... 837‑V
Report of discharge of weapon 837‑V*2
Reporting duties of law enforcement departments with respect to arrest-related deaths 837‑W
Technological viability of microstamping-enabled firearms 837‑W*2
Blue alert system 837‑X
Cooperation with certain out-of-state investigations 837‑X*2
Cooperation with certain out-of-state investigations 838
Identification of unknown dead and missing persons 838‑A
Maintenance of sexual offense evidence kits 838‑B
Victim’s right to notice 839
Municipal police training council 840
Functions, powers and duties of council 841
Functions, powers and duties of the commissioner with respect to the council 841‑A
Security guard advisory council 841‑B
Functions, powers and duties of council 841‑C
Functions, powers and duties of the commissioner with respect to the council 841‑D
Saving clause 842
Council rules and regulations promulgated by governor 843
Division homepage on the internet 844‑B
New York state committee for the coordination of police services to elderly persons 845
Central state registry of police officers and peace officers 845‑A
Presentment of flags lowered to half-staff in memorial of the death of any police officer or peace officer 845‑B
Requests for criminal history information 845‑C
Criminal history record searches 845‑D
Criminal record searches: reports for civil purposes 845‑E
Commercial security tax credit program 846
Programs for the aging 846*2
Programs for the aging
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Accessed:
May 4, 2024

Last modified:
Dec. 18, 2020

§ 837-V*2’s source at nysenate​.gov

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