AZ SB1071

Prohibits peace officers from engaging in racial profiling, defined as relying on race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion in selecting individuals for investigatory activity or determining scope of law enforcement activity.

Creates exception allowing consideration of race, ethnicity, national origin, or religion only when combined with other identifying factors to apprehend a specific suspect matching a reliable and locally relevant description.

Bars peace officers from detaining individuals based solely on noncriminal factors or combinations of noncriminal factors.

Requires the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board to mandate annual training for all peace officers emphasizing racial profiling prohibition with scenario-based sessions in academies and ongoing education.

Requires law enforcement agencies to implement operating procedures against profiling, ensure officers understand and follow them, and mandate supervisor and community officer participation in racial profiling training.