(1) Any state or local law enforcement agency that employs a peace officer who is involved in an officerinvolved shooting that results in a person suspected of criminal activity being shot at by the officer shall report the following information to the division, in a format specified by the division:
If known, the age, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, and medicallydocumented physical or mental disability of the suspect;
If known, the age, gender, race, and ethnicity of the peace officer;
The officer's basis for the contact or stop that led to the officer-involved shooting;(d) The officer's basis for the shooting;
Whether the officer or any other officer responding to the scene conducted a searchand, if so, whether the search was conducted pursuant to probable cause, with consent, or pursuant to any other lawful exception to the warrant requirement, and whether contraband was found and, if so, the nature of the contraband;
Whether the officer or any other officer responding to the scene issued a verbal warning before shooting; and
Whether the officer or any other officer responding to the scene arrested or issued acitation to anyone and, if so, the crimes charged as a result of the arrest or citation.
(2) (a) (I) If a state or local law enforcement agency employed or employs a peace officer as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., who is involved in an officer-involved shooting from January 1, 2010, through June 30, 2015, it shall report, if available, the information required by subsection (1) of this section to the division by September 1, 2015.
(II) The division shall compile and report the data received pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (a) by March 1, 2016. The report shall be provided to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and senate, or any successor committees, and shall be posted on the division's website.
(b) (I) If a state or local law enforcement agency employs a peace officer as described in section 16-2.5-101, C.R.S., who is involved in an officer-involved shooting during fiscal year 2015-16, or any successive fiscal year through fiscal year 2019-20, it shall report the information required by subsection (1) of this section to the division by September 1 of the following fiscal year.
(II) The division shall compile and report the data received pursuant to subparagraph (I) of this paragraph (b) by March 1 of the following year. The report shall be provided to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and senate, or any successor committees, and shall be posted on the division's website.
(3) As used in this section, unless the context requires otherwise, "state or local law enforcement agency" means:
The Colorado state patrol created pursuant to section 24-33.5-201;
The Colorado bureau of investigation created pursuant to section 24-33.5-401;(c) A county sheriff's office;
A municipal police department;
The division of parks and wildlife within the department of natural resources createdpursuant to section 24-1-124; or
A town marshal's office.
(4) This section is repealed, effective July 1, 2021.
Source: L. 2015: Entire section added, (SB 15-217), ch. 208, p. 756, § 2, effective May 20.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 15-217, see section 1 of chapter 208, Session Laws of Colorado 2015.