Texas Code of Criminal Procedure
§ 2B.0053 — LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON RACIAL PROFILING
CR § 2B.0053Title 1. CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE · Ch. 2B. LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERACTIONS WITH PUBLIC · Art. B. RACIAL PROFILING; MOTOR VEHICLE STOPS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this article, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of this state, or of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, that employs peace officers who make motor vehicle stops in the routine performance of the officers' official duties.
(b)Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a detailed written policy on racial profiling. The policy must:
(1)clearly define acts constituting racial profiling;
(2)strictly prohibit peace officers employed by the agency from engaging in racial profiling;
(3)implement a process by which an individual may file a complaint with the agency if the individual believes that a peace officer employed by the agency has engaged in racial profiling with respect to the individual;
(4)provide public education relating to the agency's compliment and complaint process, including providing the telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail address to make a compliment or complaint with respect to each ticket, citation, or warning issued by a peace officer;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.