New York S06111 amends the penal law to redefine and penalize excessive use of force by police officers and peace officers.
New York S06111 amends the penal law to redefine and penalize excessive use of force by police officers and peace officers. The bill introduces three new sections, 120.75, 120.76, and 120.77, to classify excessive use of force in the third, second, and first degrees, respectively. It specifies that a police officer or peace officer is guilty of excessive use of force if they intentionally use a degree of physical force that is grossly in excess of what a reasonable person would deem necessary under the circumstances.
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