Article 2.1387 - [Repealed Effective 1/1/2025] Intervention Required For Excessive Force; Report Required(a) A peace officer has a duty to intervene to stop or prevent another peace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 that term is 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.Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 2.1387
Repealed by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 3.001, eff. 1/1/2025.Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 534,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.