TASER

Existing law places certain restrictions on the use of force by law enforcement agencies and requires law enforcement agencies to maintain a policy on the use of force. AB 1406 continues the Legislature’s recent trend of mandating specific provisions for such policies.

The bill requires that a law enforcement agency that authorizes peace officers to carry an electroshock device, such as a taser or stun gun, must prohibit officers from carrying that device on the same side of the officer’s body where the officer’s primary firearm is holstered.