California Bill Would Speed Reports On Shootings By Police
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's attorney general is supporting a bill to improve the public's ability to see information on police-involved shootings and assaults on officers more quickly.
Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Tuesday that she is backing AB2524 by Democratic Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin of Thousand Oaks.
The bill would require law enforcement agencies to file all their reports to the state Department of Justice electronically.
About 60 percent of agencies still file on paper. Harris says the change would speed up how quickly her office can publish information online.
A separate new law requires agencies to file more detailed reports on shootings by police, including the injured person's age, race and gender.
The new proposal also would allow Harris, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, to publish Department of Justice reports online.
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