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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 707
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3164
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY
Introduced by:
SEN. WINFIELD, 10th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING TRAFFIC STOP REPORTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That section 54-1m of the general statutes be amended to require a 1
police officer to fill out each traffic stop report in duplicate so the 2
motorist may immediately receive a copy of such form from the officer, 3
to provide that, if the report is entered into an electronic data collection 4
system, a copy shall be available immediately to the motorist and to 5
prohibit police officers from inquiring about a person's immigration 6
status as part of a traffic stop. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To require police officers to provide motorists with a copy of a traffic
stop report immediately upon completion or entry of the report and to
prohibit police officers from inquiring about a person's immigration
status as part of a traffic stop.