34 U.S.C. § 12602
Data on use of excessive force
United States · Title 34 — CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT · Status: effective
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- 34 U.S.C. § 12602, Data on use of excessive force, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/470344
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The Attorney General shall, through appropriate means, acquire data about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers.
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.
The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the data acquired under this section.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994