California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the most restrictive use-of-force law of any police organization in the US Monday.
The bill, AB392, heavily revises the ability of officers to use deadly force and the scrutiny under which force is evaluated. Under the new law, officers will only be allowed to use deadly force in the necessary defense of human life. This force will be allowed both to defend against the threat of death or serious bodily injury and to apprehend a person fleeing a felony that resulted in death or serious bodily injury if the officer reasonably believes that further death or serious bodily injury will occur if the individual is not immediately apprehended.
