Law enforcement: wearable electroshock devices

The law bars these wearable devices for state, local, and federal law enforcement operating in California while requiring a state review of their safety and community effects.

What the law does ​

• Prohibits law enforcement agencies from using glove-worn devices designed to temporarily incapacitate people with electric shocks.
• Prohibits law enforcement agencies from using state funds to buy those devices.
• Requires agencies to update use-of-force policies to prohibit the devices.
• Directs the Department of Justice's Division of Law Enforcement to study the devices' safety and community impacts and recommend standards and safeguards.
• Requires the Department of Justice to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature by January 1, 2029.
• Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2030.

Who it affects ​

• State, local, special-district, and federal law enforcement agencies operating in California.
• Peace officers employed by those agencies.
• The California Department of Justice.

Context ​

Local agencies and school districts may receive state reimbursement if the Commission on State Mandates finds that the law imposes reimbursable state-mandated costs.