34 USC 50701 - Information on suicide in law enforcement

U.S Code last checked for updates: May 02, 2024

§ 50701.

Information on suicide in law enforcement

(a)

Establishment

Not later than 1 year after June 16, 2020, the Attorney General, acting through the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, shall establish, for the purpose of preventing future law enforcement suicides and promoting understanding of suicide in law enforcement, the Law Enforcement Officers Suicide Data Collection Program, under which law enforcement agencies may submit to the Director information on suicides and attempted suicides within such law enforcement agencies, including information on—

(1)

the circumstances and events that occurred before each suicide or attempted suicide;

(2)

the general location of each suicide or attempted suicide;

(3)

the demographic information of each law enforcement officer who commits or attempts suicide;

(4)

the occupational category, including criminal investigator, corrections officer, line of duty officer, 911 dispatch operator, of each law enforcement officer who commits or attempts suicide; and

(5)

the method used in each suicide or attempted suicide.

(b)

Policies

(c)

Report

(d)

Confidentiality

(e)

Definitions

In this section—

(1)

the term “law enforcement agency” means a Federal, State, Tribal, or local agency engaged in the prevention, detection, or investigation, prosecution, or adjudication of any violation of the criminal laws of the United States, a State, Tribal, or a political subdivision of a State;

(2)

the term “law enforcement officer” means any current or former officer (including a correctional officer), agent, or employee of the United States, a State, Indian Tribe, or a political subdivision of a State authorized by law to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, investigation, or prosecution of any violation of the criminal laws of the United States, a State, Indian Tribe, or a political subdivision of a State; and

(3)

the term “State” means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.

(Pub. L. 116–143, § 2, June 16, 2020, 134 Stat. 644.)

cite as: 34 USC 50701