Existing law prohibits the use of kinetic energy projectiles or chemical agents by any law enforcement agency to disperse any assembly, protest, or demonstration, except in compliance with specified standards.

This bill would prohibit the use of flashbang grenades, as defined, by any peace officer to disperse any assembly, protest, or demonstration, except in compliance with specified standards. The bill would define peace officer as any officer of a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency, or any person acting on behalf of a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency. The bill would prohibit the use of flashbang grenades near school grounds, parks, or other areas where children may be present and by any peace officer for the purposes of immigration enforcement.

Existing law requires each law enforcement agency to publish specified use of force incidents to the Department of Justice and requires the Department of Justice to publish those reports, as specified.

Existing law prohibits the possession of any destructive device and makes a violation of this prohibition punishable as a misdemeanor or felony. Existing law exempts specified peace officers from this prohibition.

This bill would prohibit a peace officer, defined above, from using an explosive breaching charge, as defined, for the purpose of immigration enforcement.

The bill would declare the severability of its provisions.