2024: Limiting Contact Between Police and the Public
Goal
Limit unnecessary contact between police and the public. This session that includes:
2024: Limiting Contact Between Police and the Public
Opposition Testimony - AZ HB 2134
Testimony in opposition to Arizona House Bill 2134, a bill that would enable officers to arrest and prosecute drivers for unknowingly fleeing from law enforcement vehicles without eliminating any of the serious risks to public safety posed by vehicular pursuits.
Opposition Testimony - SD HB 1047
Testimony in opposition to South Dakota House Bill 1047, HB 1047, a bill that would increase penalties for fleeing from law enforcement vehicles without eliminating any of the serious risks to public safety posed by vehicular pursuits.
Memo of Support for CA SB 912
Memo of support for California Senate Bill 912, the Requiring Objective and Accurate Drug (ROAD) Testing Act, by Senator Scott Wiener. This measure would prohibit law enforcement agencies from using the results of a colorimetric field drug test as probable cause for arrest or as the basis for a drug possession charge prior to a confirmatory test from a crime laboratory.
Reducing Law Enforcement's Footprint to Maximize Community Safety: Eliminating Police-Based Response to Low Level Traffic Violations and Mental Health Crises
This white paper provides an overview of the harms that flow from relying on law enforcement for civil traffic violations and crisis intervention. These two arenas account for a significant portion of police-civilian contacts and, in turn, a significant portion of civilian deaths at the hands of police. In 2021 alone, police killed at least 1,140 people. 117 of those people were killed after police stopped them for a traffic violation, and 104 were killed after police responded to reports of erratic behavior or mental health crisis.
South Dakota HB 1047
Escalates penalties for eluding police officer.
Arizona HB 2134
Classifies flight from police in a car as a class 4 felony (or a class 2 felony if the flight results in a serious injury; if there was a minor in the car; or if the driver was DUI). Includes flight from marked police cars and unmarked police cars (if the person fleeing knew it was a police car or evidence shows they should've known it was a police car)
Washington Ballot Initiative 2113
Massive rollback of the vehicular pursuits bill passed in 2021.
Ohio HB 333
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from citation and ticket quotas.
California SB 912
Prohibits the use of a colorimetric field drug test, as defined, by law enforcement for a determination of probable cause for an arrest, by a prosecutor when deciding whether to charge a person, or by a court for a conviction or sentencing, as specified.