34 USC § 12602 - Data on use of excessive force

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identifier: "/us/usc/t34/s12602"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "34 USC § 12602 - Data on use of excessive force"
title_number: 34
title_name: "CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
section_number: "12602"
section_name: "Data on use of excessive force"
chapter_number: 121
chapter_name: "VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT"
subchapter_number: "VIII"
subchapter_name: "STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Police Pattern or Practice"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210402, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2071.)"
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# § 12602. Data on use of excessive force

**(a)** **Attorney General to collect** The Attorney General shall, through appropriate means, acquire data about the use of excessive force by law enforcement officers.

**(b)** **Limitation on use of data** Data acquired under this section shall be used only for research or statistical purposes and may not contain any information that may reveal the identity of the victim or any law enforcement officer.

**(c)** **Annual summary** The Attorney General shall publish an annual summary of the data acquired under this section.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–322, title XXI, § 210402, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 2071.)

## Editorial Notes

### Codification

Section was formerly classified to , The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.