AN ACT CONCERNING POLICE OFFICER DISCRETION TO PURSUE A MOTOR VEHICLE.

HB 5212 requires the Police Officer Standards and Training Council to revise Connecticut's statewide police pursuit policy. The bill would mandate that officers must be able to articulate a specific public safety need before pursuing a motor vehicle. This change directly affects police officers conducting vehicle pursuits across all Connecticut law enforcement agencies. The policy shift focuses on requiring officers to justify pursuit decisions based on immediate safety concerns, rather than automatically pursuing all fleeing vehicles.