Bill Text: CA SR63 | 2019-2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relative to motorcycle profiling.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-08-26 - Introduced. Referred to Com. on RLS. [SR63 Detail]
Download: California-2019-SR63-Introduced.html
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2019–2020 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Resolution
No. 63
| Introduced by Senator Caballero |
August 26, 2019 |
Relative to motorcycle profiling.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SR 63, as introduced, Caballero.
Digest Key
Bill Text
WHEREAS, Motorcycle ridership in California has continued to increase over time with the number of registered motorcycles growing from 400,060 in 2002 to over 955,000 in 2017; and
WHEREAS, As of August 2016, the ongoing National Motorcycle Profiling Survey 2016, conducted by the Motorcycle Profiling Project, found that approximately 50% of the motorcyclists surveyed felt that they had been profiled by law enforcement at least once; and
WHEREAS, Motorcycle profiling is the illegal use of the fact that a person rides a motorcycle or wears motorcycle-related apparel as a factor in deciding to stop and question, take enforcement action, arrest, or search a person or vehicle with or without legal basis under the Constitution of the United States; and
WHEREAS, Complaints regarding motorcycle profiling have been cited in all 50 states and all large metropolitan areas across California; and
WHEREAS, Rallies to raise awareness and combat motorcycle profiling have been held in multiple states and six times at the California State Capitol since 2011; and
WHEREAS, In 2011, the State of Washington enacted a law requiring the criminal justice training commission to ensure that issues related to motorcycle profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training and offered to in-service law enforcement officers in conjunction with existing training regarding profiling; and
WHEREAS, Reported incidents of motorcycle profiling have dropped by approximately 90 percent in the State of Washington since the 2011 legislation was enacted; and
WHEREAS, In the spring of 2016, Maryland became the second state to pass a law addressing the issue of motorcycle profiling; and
WHEREAS, in December 2018, the United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution promoting awareness of motorcycle profiling across all 50 states; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate promotes increased public awareness on the issue of motorcycle profiling; and be it further
Resolved, That the Senate encourages collaboration and communication between the motorcycle community and local and state law enforcement agencies to engage in efforts to end motorcycle profiling; and be it further
Resolved, That the Senate urges state law enforcement officials to include statements condemning motorcycle profiling in written policies and training materials; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Department of Justice with the intent that it be distributed to local and state law enforcement agencies.
