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* §  837-v.  Reporting  duties  of  law  enforcement  departments with
respect  to  arrest-related  deaths.  1.  The  chief  of  every   police
department,  each county sheriff, and the superintendent of state police
shall  promptly  report  to  the  division  any  arrest-related   death,
disaggregated  by  county.  The  data  shall include all information the
division shall report pursuant to the requirements of  subdivision  five
of this section.
  2.  The  initial  report required by this subdivision shall be for the
period beginning six months after the effective date of this section and
shall be submitted on an annual basis  thereafter.  Each  annual  report
shall be submitted no later than February first.
  3. The division shall make the information required by subdivision one
of  this section available to the public by posting it on the website of
the division. With respect to the information  required  by  subdivision
one  of  this  section,  the division shall update such information on a
monthly basis and such information shall be posted in alphanumeric  form
that  can  be  digitally  transmitted  or  processed and not in portable
document format or scanned copies of original documents.
  4.  The  division  shall  promulgate  regulations  to  effectuate  the
reporting  of  data  from law enforcement departments sufficient to make
the reports required by subdivision five of this section.
  5. The division shall submit to the governor and  the  legislature  an
annual  report  of  arrest-related  deaths  disaggregated  by county. An
arrest-related death is a death that occurs while an  individual  is  in
law  enforcement  custody  or  during  an  attempt  to establish custody
including, but not limited to, deaths caused by any use of  force.  Such
report shall include the following information:

(a) the number of arrest-related deaths;

(b) the race, ethnicity, age, and sex of the individual;

(c) the zip code or location where the death occurred; and

(d) a brief description of the circumstances surrounding the arrest-related death. * NB There are 2 § 837-v's