Bill Text: AZ HB2179 | 2024 | Fifty-sixth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Traffic citation quota; prohibition

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-17 - House read second time [HB2179 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2024-HB2179-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: traffic citation quota; prohibition

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-sixth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2024

 

 

 

HB 2179

 

Introduced by

Representatives Kolodin: Carter, Gillette, Heap, Marshall, McGarr, Ortiz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Act

 

amending title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 9-500.50; amending title 11, chapter 3, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 11-459.02; amending title 41, chapter 12, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 41-1757; relating to law enforcement.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 9, chapter 4, article 8, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 9-500.50, to read:

START_STATUTE9-500.50. Traffic complaint quota; determination of rank based on traffic complaints; prohibition

A municipality or police department may not establish a traffic complaint quota for peace officers employed by the police department, base the determination of a peace officer's rank on the number of traffic complaints the peace officer issues or consider as a factor the number of traffic complaints a peace officer issues when determining the peace officer's rank. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2. Title 11, chapter 3, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 11-459.02, to read:

START_STATUTE11-459.02. Traffic complaint quota; determination of rank based on traffic complaints; prohibition

A board of supervisors or sheriff may not implement a traffic complaint quota for peace officers employed by the sheriff's department, base the determination of a peace officer's rank on the number of traffic complaints the peace officer issues or consider as a factor the number of traffic complaints a peace officer issues when determining the peace officer's rank. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3. Title 41, chapter 12, article 3, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 41-1757, to read:

START_STATUTE41-1757. Traffic complaint quota; determination of rank based on traffic complaints; prohibition

The department may not implement a traffic complaint quota for peace officers employed by the department, base the determination of a peace officer's rank on the number of traffic complaints the peace officer issues or consider as a factor the number of traffic complaints a peace officer issues when determining the peace officer's rank. END_STATUTE