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Senate Bill No. 524

Legislation State lawNorthern America · USin force

This California statute mandates that law enforcement agencies maintain policies requiring official reports generated fully or partially using artificial intelligence to include explicit disclosure statements and the verifying signature of the officer. Agencies must retain the AI-generated first draft for as long as the official report is kept, maintain a comprehensive audit trail identifying the user and source media, and prohibit contracted vendors from selling or sharing agency data.

Summary and content fields are drawn from the document text and are pending editorial review.

Who issued it

California State LegislatureLegislature · US

Lead issuer

Legal forceLegally binding

Under whose authorityState law

Judged fromfull text

Who it governs

State or provincial governmentPublic sector bodiesCompanies

Law enforcement agencies, officers, and contracted AI vendors operating within California.

Sectors

Defence and security · law enforcementJustice · law enforcement agencies

What the document contains

What's covered

The statute regulates the use of artificial intelligence by law enforcement agencies in generating police report narratives, mandating reporting disclosures, officer signatures, draft retention, audit trails, and vendor data restrictions.

What's missing

The text does not provide ethical guidelines for AI development, technical specifications for bias mitigation algorithms, or general penalties for non-compliance outside of state mandate funding procedures.

Key takeaways

Law enforcement agencies must require official reports generated using AI to feature a prominent disclosure statement and the verifying signature of the officer.
The initial AI-generated first draft of a report must be retained for as long as the official report is kept, but does not constitute an officer's statement.
Agencies must maintain an audit trail identifying the person who used AI and any audio or video footage utilized.
Contracted AI vendors are strictly prohibited from sharing, selling, or using agency-provided data except for specified agency purposes or court orders.

Outline

· SECTION 1. Section 13663 added to the Penal Code
  - (a) Requirements for official reports generated using AI (disclosures and verification)
  - (b) Retention of first drafts and legal status of drafts
  - (c) Audit trail requirements
  - (d) Restrictions on contracted vendors regarding data sharing and usage
  - (e) Definitions of key terms
· SECTION 2. Reimbursement for state-mandated local program costs

Issued10 October 2025

Length1,167 words

FormatNot recorded

Scopesubnational

How it scores

Pending review

Each score is backed by a quote verified against the document text. Editorial review has not yet confirmed them.

Accountability

4/5

Clear responsibility for AI outcomes

The signature of the law enforcement officer or member of a law enforcement agency who prepared the official report, either in physical or electronic form, verifying that they reviewed the contents of that report and that the facts contained in the official report are true and correct.

SECTION 1. Section 13663(a)(2)

screening score · 2026-10-24

Fairness

1/5

Non-discrimination and equitable treatment

A contracted vendor may access data processed by artificial intelligence for the purposes of troubleshooting, bias mitigation, accuracy improvement, or system refinement.

SECTION 1. Section 13663(d)(2)

screening score · 2026-10-24

Human Dignity

0/5

Respect for the inherent worth of persons

screening score · 2026-10-24

Human Oversight

4/5

Humans remain in control of consequential decisions

verifying that they reviewed the contents of that report and that the facts contained in the official report are true and correct.

SECTION 1. Section 13663(a)(2)

screening score · 2026-10-24

Privacy

4/5

Protection of personal data and private life

A contracted vendor shall not share, sell, or otherwise use information provided by a law enforcement agency to be processed by artificial intelligence except for either of the following purposes:

SECTION 1. Section 13663(d)(1)

screening score · 2026-10-24

Transparency

4/5

Openness about how AI systems work and are used

identify every specific artificial intelligence program used in a manner that makes such identification readily apparent to the reader and prominently state the following: “This report was written either fully or in part using artificial intelligence.”

SECTION 1. Section 13663(a)(1)

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Enforcement

0/5

Consequences and compliance mechanisms with real force

screening score · 2026-10-24

Impact Assessment

0/5

Required assessment of an AI system's risks/impacts before or during use

screening score · 2026-10-24

Topics

law_enforcement police_reports transparency vendor_restrictions audit_trail