last updated: May 2022
17 States
+DC
Duty-to-Intervene Policy
3 States
Require Departments to Develop Policy
1 State
Duty to intervene for chokeholds only
30 States
No Duty-to-intervene Policy
Recent Legislation
2022
South Carolina
Required the Law Enforcement Training Council to establish standards of an officer’s duty to intervene
Utah
Amended the “Officer Intervention and Reporting Amendments” by adding a duty to intervene
2021
Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Washington & Wisconsin
Pass duty-to-intervene policies
California & Nebraska
Require police departments to develop duty-to-intervene policies
2020
Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon & Virginia
Pass duty-to-intervene policies
Vermont
Pass duty-to-intervene when an officer uses a chokehold
