Amendment ID: S2800-110

Amendment 110

Data Collection

Messrs. Tarr and O'Connor move to amend the bill by striking 944-951 inclusive and inserting in place thereof the following:-“The police officer standard and accreditation committee as established in this act shall conduct a study on the process of the collection and dissemination of the from any issued Massachusetts Uniform Citation including but not limited to the following: (i) identifying characteristics of the individuals who receive a warning or citation or who are arrested, including the age,  race and sex of the individual; (ii) the traffic infraction; (iii) the date and time of the offense and the municipality in which the offense was committed; (iv) whether a search was initiated as a result of the stop; and (v) whether the stop resulted in a warning, citation or arrest. The study will further review any and all appropriate instruments that can be used by the enforcement officers to record the statistical data required in this subsection. The study will also detail the possible financial impacts to the state, as well as local communities on the development of the database of data s well as the technology needed to collect said data and the training involved for both. This study shall be initiated no later than 60 days from the enactment of this act.

Said study along with any recommendation shall be submitted to the clerks of the house and senate by no later then one year following the passage of the act.