HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2482        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3148

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

John P. Fresolo

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act clarifying the collection of data relative to traffic stops.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

John P. Fresolo

16th Worcester

1/20/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2482        FILED ON: 1/20/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3148

By Mr. Fresolo of Worcester, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3148) of John P. Fresolo for legislation to regulate the collection of data by police officers issuing citations for violations by operators of motor vehicles.  The Judiciary.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1376 OF 2009-2010.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act clarifying the collection of data relative to traffic stops.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Chapter 228 of the Acts of 2000 is hereby amended by striking section 2 and inserting in place thereof the following section:

Section 2. The executive office of public safety shall work with the department of state police and municipal police departments to ensure that adequate efforts are being made to identify anyinstances of racial and gender profiling by police officers in the performance of their official duties and the elimination of such racial and gender profiling.

SECTION 2. Said Chapter 228 is hereby further amended by striking out section 9 and inserting in place thereof the following section:

Section 9. Individual data required under this act shall be used only for statistical purposes and may not contain any information