Section 2B.0251 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Intervention Required For Excessive Force; Report Required(a) A peace officer has a duty to intervene to stop or prevent another peace officer from using force against a person suspected of committing an offense if: (1) the amount of force exceeds that which is reasonable under the circumstances; and(2) the officer knows or should know that the other officer's use of force: (A) violates state or federal law;(B) puts a person at risk of bodily injury, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, and is not immediately necessary to avoid imminent bodily injury to a peace officer or other person; and(C) is not required to apprehend the person suspected of committing an offense.(b) A peace officer who witnesses the use of excessive force by another peace officer shall promptly make a detailed report of the incident and deliver the report to the supervisor of the peace officer making the report. (Code Crim. Proc., Art. 2.1387.)Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 2B.0251
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.