New Jersey 2020-2021 Regular Session Status: Introduced

S1322 —

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed General Assembly
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2020-2021 Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Identical bill: A4058 (1R) (not yet in our corpus)

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

26 added · 31 removed

Plain-language change summary

The bill has been amended to clarify that police departments cannot set quotas for arrests or citations, but they may still collect and analyze data for performance evaluation and reporting. Additionally, it was added that this data cannot be posted in common areas to prevent competition among officers. These changes aim to ensure accountability without encouraging a quota-driven enforcement approach.

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2021, c.249 (S1322 1R)     P.L.
2021, c.249 (S1322 1R) CHAPTER 249   An Act concerning quotas for arrests and citations and amending P.L.2000, c.164.
2021, CHAPTER 249, approved October 7, 2021 Senate, No.
1322 (First Reprint)     An Act concerning quotas for arrests and citations and amending P.L.2000, c.164.
        1.   Section 2 of P.L.2000, c.164 (C.40A:14-181.2) is amended to read as follows:        2.   a.   A State, county1,1 or municipal police department or force engaged in the enforcement of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this title shall not establish any quota for arrests or citations.  The department or force may, however, collect, analyze1,1 and apply information concerning the number of arrests and citations in order to ensure that a particular officer or group of officers does not violate any applicable legal obligation and for the purpose of forwarding that information to the Superintendent of State Police for inclusion in the Uniform Crime Report.
        1.   Section 2 of P.L.2000, c.164 (C.40A:14-181.2) is amended to read as follows:    C.40A:14-181.2  Police ticket quota for motor vehicle violations prohibited;
      b.   The department or force shall not use the number of arrests or citations issued by a law enforcement officer [as the sole] when evaluating the performance of a law enforcement officer, or as a criterion for promotion, demotion, dismissal, discipline, or the earning of any benefit provided by the department or force.
permitted use of statistics.
[Any such arrests or citations, and their ultimate dispositions, may be considered in evaluating the overall performance of a law enforcement officer.]        1c.  A department or force shall not post data regarding the number of arrests or citations in any area that is common to all law enforcement officers of the department or force, including a police station or barracks, for the purpose of creating competition between officers with respect to arrests and citations.1 (cf:
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P.L.2000, c.164, s.2)        2.    This act shall take effect immediately.                                               Prohibits law enforcement agencies from considering number of arrests made and citations issued when evaluating police officer’s professional performance.
 A State, county, or municipal police department or force engaged in the enforcement of Title 39 of the Revised Statutes or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this title shall not establish any quota for arrests or citations.  The department or force may, however, collect, analyze, and apply information concerning the number of arrests and citations in order to ensure that a particular officer or group of officers does not violate any applicable legal obligation and for the purpose of forwarding that information to the Superintendent of State Police for inclusion in the Uniform Crime Report.
      b.   The department or force shall not use the number of arrests or citations issued by a law enforcement officer when evaluating the performance of a law enforcement officer, or as a criterion for promotion, demotion, dismissal, discipline, or the earning of any benefit provided by the department or force.
      c.   A department or force shall not post data regarding the number of arrests or citations in any area that is common to all law enforcement officers of the department or force, including a police station or barracks, for the purpose of creating competition between officers with respect to arrests and citations.
       2.    This act shall take effect immediately.
       Approved October 7, 2021.
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