- (a) As used in this Section, "officer-involved shooting" means any instance when a law enforcement officer discharges his or her firearm causing injury or death to a person or persons during the performance of his or her official duties or in the line of duty.
(b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a written policy for the internal review of officer-involved shootings. The written policy adopted by the law enforcement agency must include the following:
- (1) Each law enforcement officer shall immediately report any officer-involved shooting to the appropriate supervising officer.
- (2) Each law enforcement agency shall conduct a thorough review of the circumstances of the officer-involved shooting.
- (c) Each written policy under this Section shall be available for copying and inspection under the Freedom of Information Act, and not subject to any exemption of that Act.
(Source: P.A. 100-970, eff. 1-1-19.)