REFERENCE TITLE:
motorcycle profiling; encouraging prevention
State of Arizona
House of Representatives
Fifty-fourth Legislature
First Regular Session
A MEMORIAL PROMOTING AWARENESS OF MOTORCYCLE PROFILING AND ENCOURAGING LAW
Your memorialist respectfully represents:
Whereas, motorcycle ridership in Arizona continues to increase over
time with registrations growing from 138,000 in 2009 to over 325,000 in
2018; and
Whereas, as of August 2016, the ongoing National Motorcycle
Profiling Survey, conducted by the Motorcycle Profiling Project, found
that approximately one-half of the motorcyclists surveyed felt that they
had been profiled by law enforcement at least once; and
Whereas, motorcycle profiling means law enforcement arbitrarily uses
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 against or arrest a person or search the person's vehicle with or
without legal basis under the United States Constitution and the Arizona
Constitution; andWhereas, complaints surrounding motorcycle profiling have been cited
in all fifteen Arizona counties; and Whereas, nationwide protests to raise awareness and combat motorcycle profiling have been held in multiple states; and Whereas, in 2011, the State of Washington enacted legislation 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 approximately ninety percent in the State of Washington since the 2011 legislation was signed into law; and Whereas, in 2016, Maryland became the second state to pass a law addressing the issue of motorcycle profiling. Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, prays:311. That law enforcement agencies in Arizona work to promote increased public awareness of the issue of motorcycle profiling. That law enforcement agencies in Arizona collaborate and communicate with the motorcycle community to end motorcycle profiling. . That state and local law enforcement officials include a statement condemning motorcycle profiling in their written policies and training materials. That the Secretary of State transmit copies of this Memorial to the captain of each law enforcement agency in the State of Arizona.
ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS TO COLLABORATE AND COMMUNICATE WITH THE MOTORCYCLE
COMMUNITY TO PREVENT PROFILING.