An Act to establish certain provisions related to law enforcement.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota:

Section 1. That chapter 23-3 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

The Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission may not approve or recommend any curriculum or training standard that includes the use of chokeholds, carotid restraints, or any act that impedes the breathing or circulation of blood likely to produce a loss of consciousness, as a valid method of restraint.

Section 2. That chapter 23-3 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

The initial training of a law enforcement officer shall include:

(1) Tribal jurisdiction;

(2) The history of the legal and political relationship between tribal, state, and federal governments;

(3) Cultural customs of the tribal communities within the state; and

(4) Issues of concern to the tribes.

Section 3. That chapter 23-3 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

The Law Enforcement Officers Standards Commission shall establish a publicly accessible statewide online database of suspensions and revocations of the certifications of law enforcement officers in this state by the commission. The database must indicate:

(1) The name of the officer;

(2) The law enforcement unit where the officer was employed; and

(3) A description of the facts underlying the suspension or revocation.

The commission shall publish the information required by this section within ten days after the commission's decision becomes final.

Section 4. That chapter 23-13 be amended with a NEW SECTION:

A law enforcement officer, as defined in § 23-3-27, may not use a chokehold in the performance of the officer's duties unless deadly force is justified. For purposes of this section, the term, chokehold, means applying any direct pressure to the throat, windpipe, or airway of another with the intent to reduce or prevent the intake of air. A violation of this section is a Class 5 felony.