CT SB01230

Repeals and replaces Section 54-1m of the general statutes effective July 1, 2011, concerning traffic stop information and procedures for municipal police departments and the Department of Public Safety.

Requires the Office of Policy and Management and Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board to develop standardized forms by January 1, 2012 for recording traffic stops, complaints about stops based on race/ethnicity/age/gender/sexual orientation, and annual reporting of traffic stop data.

Mandates police officers complete and provide copies of traffic stop forms to vehicle operators beginning January 1, 2012, recording officer information, operator characteristics (based on officer observation), violation details, and stop disposition.

Requires police departments to report complaints and traffic stop data summaries annually to the Office of Policy and Management and Criminal Justice Information System Governing Board, with the office and board reporting findings to the Governor and General Assembly by January 1, 2013 and annually thereafter.

Establishes that police officers acting in good faith to record traffic stop information have civil liability protection unless their conduct was unreasonable or reckless, and allows the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management to withhold state funds from departments that fail to comply.