{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-837-v","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Executive Law § 837-v","heading":"Report of discharge of weapon","body":"* § 837-v. Report of discharge of weapon. 1. Any law enforcement\nofficer or peace officer who discharges his or her weapon while on duty\nor off duty under circumstances wherein a person could be struck by a\nbullet from the weapon, including situations wherein such officer\ndischarges his or her weapon in the direction of a person, shall\nverbally report the incident to his or her superiors within six hours of\nthe occurrence of the incident and shall prepare and file a written\nreport of the incident within forty-eight hours of the occurrence of the\nincident.  Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any officer\nfrom invoking his or her constitutional right to avoid\nself-incrimination.\n  2. As used in this section \"law enforcement officer\" means a state or\nlocal police officer and \"peace officer\" means any person designated as\na peace officer pursuant to section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law.\n  * NB There are 2 § 837-v's","path":["Executive Law","Article 35. Division of Criminal Justice Services"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EXC/837-V","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"d612329be9ba1ab5e66e565b8e106d89da7d8b93f35e7652112c7067595497c8","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-837-u","next":"us-ny/n.y.-executive-law-837-v-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}