Penal Code Section 832.7 (b)

  1. Penal Code 832.7 (b)
  2. Senate Bill (SB) 1421
  3. Senate Bill (SB) 16
  4. Assembly Bill (AB) 748

A series of bills related to transparency were signed into law and created exceptions to the confidentiality of peace officer personnel records. Penal Code section 832.7(b) requires records related to eight categories of incidents to be made available for public inspection under the California Public Records Act.  These categories include: 

 1.    An incident involving the discharge of a firearm at a person by a peace officer or custodial officer. 
 2.    An incident involving the use of force against a person by a peace officer or custodial officer that resulted in death or in great bodily injury. 
 3.    A sustained finding involving a complaint that alleges unreasonable or excessive force. 
 4.    A sustained finding that an officer failed to intervene against another officer using force that is clearly unreasonable or excessive. 
 5.    An incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in sexual assault involving a member of the public, as defined by the statute. 
 6.    Incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency involving dishonesty by a peace officer or custodial officer directly relating to the reporting, investigation, or prosecution of a crime, or directly relating to the reporting of, or investigation of misconduct by, another peace officer or custodial officer, including, but not limited to, any false statements, filing false reports, destruction, falsifying, or concealing of evidence, or perjury. 
 7.    Incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that a peace officer or custodial officer engaged in conduct including, but not limited to, verbal statements, writings, online posts, recordings, and gestures, involving prejudice or discrimination against a person on the basis of a protected class, as defined by the statute.
 8.    Incident in which a sustained finding was made by any law enforcement agency or oversight agency that the peace officer made an unlawful arrest or conducted an unlawful search. 

Records related to the above categories of incidents are now expressly not confidential and are subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act.

Read the full text for Penal Code 832.7 (b)

Information About Available Records

The City of Napa has released documents available pursuant to Penal Code 832.7 (b). Some of the documents contain graphic information and viewer discretion is advised.

Officer involved shootings involving Napa Police Department personnel are routinely investigated by the Napa County Major Crimes Investigations Team (NCMCIT). Related investigative records are published and available on the Napa County Public Records Request website, via the link below. 

Napa Police Department records are available under the Responsive Documents section below.

Responsive Documents

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2014 - No Responsive Records