HB 16-1263 Summary

• Expands Colorado's profiling prohibition law (originally passed in 2001) to include race, ethnicity, gender, national origin, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, and disability.

• Redefines "profiling" in C.R.S. 24-31-309 as relying solely on these protected characteristics to determine probable cause, reasonable suspicion, or the scope and duration of law enforcement activity.

• Prohibits all certified peace officers from engaging in profiling as newly defined, with an exception allowing officers to use age when investigating juvenile status offenses.

• Declares the act necessary for immediate preservation of public peace, health, and safety.

• Approved June 10, 2016 by Governor John W. Hickenlooper.