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GA HB1207

Bill

Status

Introduced

6/16/2020

Primary Sponsor

Sandra Scott

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019-2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits law enforcement officers and agencies in Georgia from engaging in racial profiling, defined as relying to any degree on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation when selecting individuals for investigatory activities such as traffic stops, pedestrian stops, frisks, and searches

  • Requires all law enforcement agencies to maintain policies prohibiting racial profiling, provide officer training on racial profiling issues, collect data per Attorney General regulations, and establish procedures for receiving and investigating complaints

  • Directs the Attorney General to issue an annual public report beginning July 1, 2022, detailing the number of routine investigatory activities and hit rates for each law enforcement agency, disaggregated by race, ethnicity, and national origin

  • Creates a private right of action allowing the Attorney General or any injured individual to file civil suits in superior court for declaratory or injunctive relief against offending agencies, officers, or their supervisors, with disparate impact data serving as prima-facie evidence of a violation and prevailing plaintiffs eligible for attorney's fees and expert fees

  • Waives sovereign immunity for the state and political subdivisions for claims seeking declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, or attorney's fees under the act, but not for claims seeking monetary damages

Legislative Description

End Racial Profiling Act; enact

Last Action

House Second Readers

6/18/2020

Full Bill Text

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