What's happening
This bill requires police training and policies to address and condemn motorcycle profiling by law enforcement in New York.
Why it matters
Requires police training to explicitly include education on “motorcycle profiling,”. aiming to ensure that new and current officers understand what it is and why it’s problematic, potentially leading to more equitable treatment of motorcyclists.
Mandates local law enforcement agencies to update their official policies to specifically condemn motorcycle profiling,. signaling an institutional commitment to fair policing and providing a clear directive for officers at all levels.
Defines “motorcycle profiling” in law as using motorcycle-related appearance or affiliation as a basis for stops, searches, or enforcement without legal justification,. which could make it easier for individuals to challenge discriminatory stops and for agencies to be held accountable.
Could strengthen trust and cooperation between law enforcement and the motorcycling community,. as it addresses longstanding concerns about bias and may reduce unnecessary or unjustified police encounters with motorcyclists.
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Ban Motorcycle Profiling
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
9 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to governmental operations
- Referred to governmental operations
Companion bill
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Stop Motorcycle Profiling
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor James Sanders Jr.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
3518
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 29, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. LUPARDO, WEPRIN, MOSLEY, STIRPE, ORTIZ, BENEDET- TO, L. ROSENTHAL, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH -read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to motorcycle profiling
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 839-a to read as follows:
§ 839-a. Motorcycle profiling. 1. The municipal police training council shall ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training and offered to in-service law enforcement officers in conjunction with existing training regarding profiling.
2. Local law enforcement agencies shall add a statement condemning motorcycle profiling to existing policies regarding profiling.
3. For the purposes of this section, "motorcycle profiling" means the illegal use of the fact that a person rides a motorcycle or wears motorcycle-related paraphernalia as a factor in deciding to stop and question, take enforcement action, arrest, or search a person or vehicle with or without a legal basis under the United States constitution or New York state constitution.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rules or regulations necessary for the implementation of the foregoing provisions of this act on its effective date are authorized and directed to be made and completed on or before such effective date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03291-01-9
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