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* § 837-v. Report of discharge of weapon. 1. Any law enforcement officer or peace officer who discharges his or her weapon while on duty or off duty under circumstances wherein a person could be struck by a bullet from the weapon, including situations wherein such officer discharges his or her weapon in the direction of a person, shall verbally report the incident to his or her superiors within six hours of the occurrence of the incident and shall prepare and file a written report of the incident within forty-eight hours of the occurrence of the incident. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any officer from invoking his or her constitutional right to avoid self-incrimination. 2. As used in this section 'law enforcement officer' means a state or local police officer and 'peace officer' means any person designated as a peace officer pursuant to section 2.10 of the criminal procedure law. * NB There are 2 § 837-v's