SB 1022 — AN ACT REQUIRING POLICE OFFICERS TO INFORM DRIVERS OF THE PURPOSE OF A TRAFFIC STOP.

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2451022 JanuaryPublic Session,Act 2023 Substitute Senate Bill No.

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GASTON of the 23rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT REQUIRING POLICE OFFICERS TO INFORM DRIVERS OF THE PURPOSE OF A TRAFFIC STOP.

ThisApproved actJune shall26, take2023 effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:

Section 1 from passage New section PS Joint Favorable Subst.

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245 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The bill requires police officers to verbally inform operators of vehicles stopped in a traffic stop of the purpose for the stop before it's completed, resulting in no fiscal impact to the state or municipalities.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

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245 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 1022 AN ACT REQUIRING POLICE OFFICERS TO INFORM DRIVERS OF THE PURPOSE OF A TRAFFIC STOP.

SUMMARY The Alvin W.

Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act requires police officers to record the statutory reason for stopping a vehicle for every stop (CGS § 54-1m).

This bill further requires them to verbally tell the vehicle’s driver the purpose for the stop before it is completed.

The record-keeping requirement under existing law applies to police officers of municipal police departments, the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and any other department authorized to conduct a traffic stop.

Police officersunder thebillare swornmembersofanorganized local police department or the State Police;

appointed constables who perform criminal law enforcement duties;

special police officers appointed under law (e.g., public assistance fraud investigators);

or any members of a law enforcement unit who perform police duties (CGS § 7-294a(9)).

A “law enforcement unit” is any state or municipal agency or department (or tribal agency or department created and governed under a memorandum of agreement) whose primary functions include enforcing criminal or traffic laws;

preserving public order;

protecting life and property;

or preventing, detecting, or investigating crime (CGS § 7-294a(8)).

EFFECTIVE DATE:

Upon passage COMMITTEE ACTION Public Safety and Security Committee Joint Favorable Substitute Yea 14 Nay 11 (03/16/2023) sSB1022 / File No.

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