Connecticut § 7-282f - Firearm incident reports. Annual compilation and report.

§ 7-282f. Firearm incident reports. Annual compilation and report.

Sec. 7-282f. Firearm incident reports. Annual compilation and report. (a) For purposes of this section, “police officer” and “law enforcement unit” have the same meanings as provided in section 7-294a, and “firearm” has the same meaning as provided in section 53a-3.

(b) On and after October 1, 2023, a police officer who responds to an alleged crime or a fatality that involves the use of a firearm shall complete a firearm incident report using the form prescribed by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection pursuant to subsection (d) of this section, whether or not an arrest occurs.

(c) Each law enforcement unit shall send all firearm incident reports to the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, who shall compile statistics of firearm incidents and cause them to be published annually in the report required pursuant to subsection (e) of section 29-1c. An offense shall be counted for each incident reported to the police. A zero shall be reported if no incidents have occurred during the reporting periods.

(d) Not later than October 1, 2023, for the purpose of establishing accurate data on the extent and severity of firearm incidents in the state, the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall prescribe a form for making firearm incident reports. The form shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) Name of the individual or individuals involved in the alleged crime or fatality; (2) the location, time and date of the incident; (3) the number and identification of the firearm or firearms involved; (4) whether the alleged crime was committed by, or the fatality was caused by, a person who had a prior conviction that prohibited such person from legally possessing a firearm; (5) whether the alleged crime was committed with, or the fatality was caused by, an illegally possessed or unregistered firearm; and (6) any other data that may be necessary for a complete analysis of all circumstances of firearm incidents in the state.

(e) Each law enforcement unit shall forward a copy of the firearm incident report to the state's attorney for the appropriate judicial district in cases where an arrest has been made.

(f) Not later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection shall tabulate and compile data from the firearm incident reports and report such compilation, to the Governor and the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to public safety and security, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a.

(P.A. 23-69, S. 1.)

History: P.A. 23-69 effective July 1, 2023.