Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Part B · Chapter 121 — Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement
§ 12602. Data on use of excessive force
Statutory text
Attorney General to collect
The Attorney General shall, through appropriate means, acquire data about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers.
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.
Annual summary
The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the data acquired under this section.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994
Pub. L. 103–322 title XXI § 210402 · 108 Stat. 1796
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 12602
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210402, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2071.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210402, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2071.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 210402. 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.
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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.