2020.08.10 Public Safety Commission Packet

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be addressed through the use of deadly force without unreasonable delay. ,53 Officers may use deadly to effect the arrest or capture, or prevent the escape of a person, when the officer has reasonable grounds to believe the person has committed a felony and reasonably believes that the person will cause death or great bodily harm—based on the same three threat criteria—unless immediately apprehended.sa • Officers are prohibited from using deadly force to stop a threat that a person poses only to himself or herself.55 Duty to intercede and report: Effective August 1, 2020, officers must, without regard to rank or tenure, intercede when another officer uses unauthorized deadly force or other force that is objectively unreasonable under the circumstances." This duty exists when an officer is present, makes an observation that triggers an obligation to intervene, and the officer has the physical or verbal ability to do so.57 The reach of the statute is not limited to situations where an officer from the same agency is observed to be using excessive force. In addition, an officer who observes another officer or employee using unauthorized force must submit a written report to the observing officer's CLEO within 24 hours .5' A failure to intervene or report makes an officer subject to discipline by the POST Board.59 PEACE OFFICER TRAINING "Warrior -style" training: A new statute, section 626.8434, defines warrior -style training as that which dehumanizes people or encourages aggressive police conduct that devalues human life or constitutional rights .6' Effective August 1, 2020, the POST Board may not award continuing "Id. § 609.066, subd. 2(a)(1)(i)-(iii). 54 Id. § 609.066, subd. 2(a)(2). 55 Id. § 609.066, subd. 2(b). 56 2020 Minn. Laws 2nd Special Session, Ch. 1, sec. 23; Minn. Stat. § 626.8475. 57 Minn. Stat. § 626.8475(a). 58 Id. § 626.8475(b). 51 Id. § 626.8475(c). 60 2020 Minn. Laws 2nd Special Session, Ch. 1, sec. 14. education credits or reimbursement for this kind of training, and agencies may not provide it to their officers either directly or through third parties.61 Mental health crisis response training: Section 626.8469 is amended to specify the topics that must be addressed in mental health crisis response training, and to establish minimum training hours for crisis intervention and safe interactions with persons having autism.62 Going forward, six of the mandatory 16 hours of training each licensing cycle must be in the area of crisis intervention and mental illness crisis training, and four hours must be devoted to coursework to help "ensure safer interactions between peace officers and persons with autism.1163 The POST Board must develop learning objectives for training relating to autism, and the four-hour requirement will begin to apply to three-year licensing cycles that begin after June 30, 2021.64 IUIK1141040W e1001IM Mental health designations on licenses: Section 171.05 is amended to allow persons to have a graphic or written identifier placed on their drivers' licenses or state ID cards indicating that the subject has a mental health condition .6' DPS is prohibited from including any specific medical information on the license or identification card.66 Other: The Legislature amended and created new sections pertaining to peer counseling data, public safety peer counseling, and critical incident stress management. If interested in these topics, relevant provisions include sections 13.43, subd. 9 (peer counseling data) and 9a (critical incident stress management data), 181.731 (public safety peer counseling), and 181.9732 (critical incident stress management). 61 Minn. Stat. § 626.8434, subds. 2, 3. 62 2020 Minn. Laws 2nd Special Session, Ch. 1, sec. 21. 63 Minn. Stat. § 626.8469, subd. 1. 64 2020 Minn. Laws 2nd Special Session, Ch. 1, sec. 21; Minn. Stat. § 626.8474. 612020 Minn. Laws Ch. 100, sec. 15; Minn. Stat. § 171.07, subd. 6b. 66 Id. Page 6