SENATE DOCKET, NO. 91        FILED ON: 1/12/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1575

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Diana DiZoglio, (BY REQUEST)

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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 prohibiting profiling of motorcyclists and motorcycle-only checkpoints.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 91        FILED ON: 1/12/2021

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1575

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1399 OF 2019-2020.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act prohibiting profiling of motorcyclists and motorcycle-only checkpoints.

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. No law enforcement officer or agency shall establish or conduct “motorcycle-only” checkpoints.

(1) The criminal justice training commission 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, "motorcyclist 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 an otherwise legal basis under the United States Constitution or Massachusetts Constitution.

This act shall take effect upon its passage.