AZ HM2001

Urges Arizona's law enforcement agencies to increase public awareness about motorcycle profiling, which is defined as arbitrarily stopping, questioning, or searching motorcyclists based on their motorcycle ownership or motorcycle-related apparel without constitutional legal basis.

Notes that motorcycle registrations grew from 3.8 million in 1997 to 8.6 million in 2015, and surveys show increasing complaints about profiling in all Arizona counties.

References Washington's 2011 law addressing motorcycle profiling in law enforcement training, which resulted in a 90 percent reduction in profiling incidents and 100 percent dismissal of charges from stops that did occur.

Requests that Arizona law enforcement agencies collaborate with the motorcycle community to work toward ending motorcycle profiling practices.

Directs the Secretary of State to transmit copies of this memorial to the Captains of Arizona's law enforcement agencies.