What's happening
This bill requires police training and policy updates to address and condemn motorcycle profiling by law enforcement in New York.
Why it matters
Targets discrimination against motorcyclists by explicitly defining "motorcycle profiling". this ensures that law enforcement cannot use motorcycle ownership, riding, or related attire as grounds for stops or searches without legal justification.
Mandates changes in police training and policies. , requiring both new and current officers to receive education on motorcycle profiling and its illegality, potentially reducing incidents of biased policing.
Directs all local law enforcement agencies to formally condemn motorcycle profiling in their official policies. , making it clear at an institutional level that such behavior is unacceptable, and creating a basis for accountability if profiling occurs.
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Stop Motorcycle Profiling
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to finance
- Referred to finance
Companion bill
The same bill in the other chamber. A bill becomes law when one version passes both houses and the governor signs it, so either number can carry it.
Ban Motorcycle Profiling
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor Donna Lupardo
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2246
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 23, 2019
Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
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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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to motorcycle profiling
Purpose
This legislation would require that the municipal police training coun- cil include issues related to motorcycle profiling in basic law enforce- ment training.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 provides that 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. It also requires local law enforcement agencies to add a Statement condemn- ing motorcycle profiling to existing policies regarding profiling.
Section 2 establishes an effective date.
Existing law
New law
Justification
In recent years, there has been an increase in the profiling of-motorcy- clists in the New York State area. This bill would require law enforce- ment officers to be trained regarding issues related to motorcycle profiling.
Legislative history
01/06/16 Referred to Finance
02/17/15 Referred to Finance
Fiscal implications
None
Local fiscal implications
None
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall have become law.
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