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R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-21.1-1. Short title
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This Chapter may be cited as the “Traffic Stops Statistics Act.”
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-21.1-2. Declaration and policy
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The general assembly declares that the use of racial profiling for stopping or searching motorists on our public highways is against public policy and violates the civil rights of the motorist. For purposes of this chapter, “racial profiling” means the detention, interdiction or …
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-21.1-3. Advisory committee — Establishment — Duties
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(a) There is established an advisory committee to be called the “traffic stop study advisory committee.” The committee shall consist of thirteen (13) members: (1) Three (3) of whom shall be from the house of representatives, not more than two (2) from the same political party, to…
R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-21.1-4. Traffic stop study
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(a) The attorney general is authorized to and shall conduct a study of routine traffic stops by the Rhode Island state police and each municipal police department. The study shall include the collection and analysis of the data received from the police department pursuant to this…