Senate Bill 0200

    Florida Senate - 2000                                   SB 200

    By Senator Jones





    40-55A-00

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to law enforcement; requiring

  3         the Department of Law Enforcement and local law

  4         enforcement agencies to conduct an annual study

  5         and prepare a report relating to stops by law

  6         enforcement officers for routine traffic

  7         violations; providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  (1)  The Department of Law Enforcement and

12  each local law enforcement agency in the state shall annually

13  conduct a study of stops by law enforcement officers for

14  routine traffic violations. The study must include collection

15  and analysis of appropriate available data, including:

16         (a)  The number of individuals stopped for routine

17  traffic violations.

18         (b)  Identifying characteristics of the individuals

19  stopped, including race, ethnicity, and age.

20         (c)  The alleged traffic infraction that led to the

21  stop.

22         (d)  Whether a search was instituted as a result of the

23  stop, how the search was instituted, and the rationale for the

24  search.

25         (e)  Whether any contraband was discovered in the

26  course of the search and the nature of that contraband.

27         (f)  Whether any warning or citation was issued as a

28  result of the stop.

29         (g)  Whether an arrest was made as a result of the stop

30  or the search.

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                   SB 200
    40-55A-00




  1         (h)  The benefit of traffic stops with regard to the

  2  interdiction of drugs and the proceeds of drug trafficking,

  3  including the approximate quantity of drugs and value of drug

  4  proceeds seized annually as a result of routine traffic stops.

  5         (i)  Whether any items were seized for forfeiture.

  6         (2)  The Department of Law Enforcement and each local

  7  law enforcement agency shall annually prepare a report

  8  compiling the information specified in subsection (1) and

  9  shall submit the report to the Governor and each member of the

10  Cabinet, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House

11  of Representatives, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the

12  Minority Leader of the House of Representatives.

13         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

14  law.

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17                          SENATE SUMMARY

18    Requires the Department of Law Enforcement and local law
      enforcement agencies to annually conduct a study and
19    prepare a report relating to stops by law enforcement
      officers for routine traffic violations.
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