SB 6683-S2.E - DIGEST

(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

     Establishes provisions relating to reporting information on routine traffic enforcement.

     Provides that, beginning May 1, 2000, every law enforcement agency in this state shall collect, and report quarterly, on forms provided by the department, the following information:  (1) The number of individuals stopped for routine traffic enforcement, whether or not a citation or warning was issued;

     (2) identifying characteristics of the individual stopped, including the race or ethnicity, approximate age, and gender;

     (3) the nature of the alleged violation that led to the stop;

     (4) whether a search was instituted as a result of the stop; and

     (5) whether an arrest was made, or a written citation issued, as a result of either the stop or the search.

     Requires the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to report to the legislature by December 1, 2000, the following information:  (1) the names and number of local law enforcement agencies voluntarily collecting data on potential racial profiling;

     (2) the type of data being collected by each participating agency; and

     (3) the manner in which the agencies are using the data collected.