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Law enforcement agencies: artificial intelligence.

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California Senate Bill 524 (Chapter 587) adds Section 13663 to the Penal Code, establishing requirements for law enforcement agencies that use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate police reports. Each agency must maintain a policy requiring any official report fully or partially generated by AI to: (1) identify on each page every specific AI program used and prominently state that the report was written using AI, and (2) include the signature of the preparing officer or agency member verifying that the facts are true and correct. If AI is used to create an official report, the first draft produced solely by AI must be retained for as long as the official report itself is kept. With the exception of the official report, AI-generated drafts may not constitute an officer's statement. Agencies must also maintain an audit trail—for as long as the official report is retained—identifying at minimum the person who used AI to create the report and any video or audio footage used. Contracted vendors are prohibited from sharing, selling, or otherwise using law enforcement agency data processed by AI except for the contracting agency's own purposes or pursuant to a court order, though vendors may access data for troubleshooting, bias mitigation, accuracy improvement, or system refinement. The bill defines key terms including 'artificial intelligence,' 'contracted vendor,' 'first draft,' 'law enforcement agency,' and 'official report.' Because it imposes new policy requirements on local agencies, the bill constitutes a state-mandated local program subject to reimbursement procedures under Section 17500 of the Government Code if the Commission on State Mandates so determines.

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