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IN HB1284
Bill
Status
1/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Cherrish Pryor
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AI Summary
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Prohibits law enforcement agencies and officers from engaging in racial profiling or conducting pretextual stops, with race or ethnicity unable to be the sole factor in determining probable cause or suspicion.
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Requires all law enforcement agencies to adopt detailed written policies by January 1, 2016 that prohibit racial profiling and pretextual stops, clearly define these practices, and establish complaint procedures.
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Mandates cultural diversity awareness training and training on unlawful racial profiling and pretextual stops as part of required law enforcement training programs at all levels (basic, inservice, and executive).
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Requires law enforcement agencies to collect and monthly report detailed stop data to the attorney general (including demographics, location, duration, violation, and search information), with the attorney general publishing annual reports and submitting data to third-party analysts for statistical analysis.
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Establishes a 12-member Racial Profiling Review Commission to hear complaints and determine violations, permits civil actions for unlawful racial profiling with awards for actual damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees, and authorizes use of federal funds for vehicle and body cameras with specified training and operation standards.
Legislative Description
Racial profiling. Prohibits a law enforcement agency or officer from engaging in racial profiling or conducting pretextual stops. Requires a law enforcement agency to adopt a detailed policy that defines the elements of racial profiling and pretextual stops, and requires a law enforcement agency to collect certain data relating to stops made by law enforcement officers. Requires cultural diversity awareness training and training on unlawful racial profiling and pretextual stops as a part of the mandatory training for law enforcement officers. Specifies that a law enforcement agency shall transmit to the attorney general information concerning racial profiling complaints, investigations, and
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/13/2015