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33 HOUSE BILL No. 1053
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55 DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
66 Citations Affected: IC 4-6-2-13; IC 5-2; IC 5-14-3-5.1.
77 Synopsis: Discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops. Honors the
88 memory of Byron Ratcliffe Sr. by doing the following: (1) Prohibits
99 discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops (discriminatory profiling
1010 and stops) by law enforcement based on perceived age, gender, race,
1111 or ethnicity. (2) Requires law enforcement agencies to: (A) adopt
1212 policies regarding discriminatory profiling and stops; (B) submit
1313 discriminatory profiling and stops data to the attorney general for
1414 inclusion in an annual report to the legislative council; and (C)
1515 establish standards for the use of vehicle and body cameras. (3)
1616 Establishes law enforcement officer training regarding discriminatory
1717 profiling and stops. (4) Establishes the discriminatory profiling review
1818 commission to review complaints. (5) Provides for a civil action based
1919 on discriminatory profiling and stops. Makes technical corrections.
2020 Effective: July 1, 2023.
2121 Pryor
2222 January 9, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public
2323 Safety.
2424 2023 IN 1053—LS 6547/DI 87 Introduced
2525 First Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2023)
2626 PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
2727 Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
2828 additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
2929 Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
3030 provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
3131 word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
3232 a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
3333 Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
3434 between statutes enacted by the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
3535 HOUSE BILL No. 1053
3636 A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state
3737 and local administration.
3838 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
3939 1 SECTION 1. IC 4-6-2-13 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
4040 2 AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
4141 3 1, 2023]: Sec. 13. (a) The definitions set forth in IC 5-2-25 apply
4242 4 throughout this section.
4343 5 (b) Before November 1, 2024, and every year thereafter, the
4444 6 attorney general shall submit a report to the legislative council
4545 7 concerning discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops. The
4646 8 report must be based on information received from law
4747 9 enforcement agencies under IC 5-2-25-12 and must include the
4848 10 following information:
4949 11 (1) The number of complaints filed alleging discriminatory
5050 12 profiling and pretextual stops.
5151 13 (2) The results of each investigation into any complaint
5252 14 described under subdivision (1).
5353 15 (3) If a complaint described under subdivision (1) is
5454 16 substantiated, the action taken against the law enforcement
5555 17 officer.
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5757 1 (4) A summary of the detailed statistical analysis of traffic
5858 2 stops and pedestrian stops conducted by law enforcement
5959 3 agencies based on the third party analysis described in
6060 4 subsection (d).
6161 5 (5) Any statistical or other information received from law
6262 6 enforcement agencies that the attorney general believes would
6363 7 be useful to the legislative council.
6464 8 The report submitted to the legislative council must be in an
6565 9 electronic format under IC 5-14-6. Not later than thirty (30) days
6666 10 after submitting the report to the legislative council, the attorney
6767 11 general shall publish a copy of the report on the attorney general's
6868 12 website.
6969 13 (c) The attorney general and the director of the civil rights
7070 14 commission may recommend legislation based on the contents of
7171 15 the report.
7272 16 (d) At least quarterly, the attorney general shall provide
7373 17 compiled, anonymous data concerning law enforcement agency
7474 18 stops to a third party for statistical analysis of the data. The
7575 19 attorney general shall publish the results of the analysis on the
7676 20 attorney general's website, updating the website at least quarterly.
7777 21 Data transmitted to the legislative council or the third party
7878 22 analyst or published on the attorney general's website may not
7979 23 include any personal identifying information.
8080 24 (e) Information received by the attorney general from a law
8181 25 enforcement agency under IC 5-2-25-12 that is:
8282 26 (1) not published in a compiled and redacted form; and
8383 27 (2) not released to the public:
8484 28 (A) in the report to the legislative council; or
8585 29 (B) on the website of the attorney general or the law
8686 30 enforcement agency under IC 5-2-25-12;
8787 31 is confidential and may not be disclosed under IC 5-14-3.
8888 32 SECTION 2. IC 5-2-1-9, AS AMENDED BY THE TECHNICAL
8989 33 CORRECTIONS BILL OF THE 2023 GENERAL ASSEMBLY, IS
9090 34 AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023]:
9191 35 Sec. 9. (a) The board shall adopt in accordance with IC 4-22-2 all
9292 36 necessary rules to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The rules,
9393 37 which shall be adopted only after necessary and proper investigation
9494 38 and inquiry by the board, shall include the establishment of the
9595 39 following:
9696 40 (1) A consistent and uniform statewide deadly force policy and
9797 41 training program, that is consistent with state and federal law.
9898 42 Upon adoption by the law enforcement training board, the policy
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100100 1 and training program must be implemented, without modification,
101101 2 by all Indiana law enforcement agencies, offices, or departments.
102102 3 (2) A consistent and uniform statewide defensive tactics policy
103103 4 and training program, that is consistent with state and federal law.
104104 5 Upon adoption by the law enforcement training board, the policy
105105 6 and training program must be implemented, without modification,
106106 7 by all Indiana law enforcement agencies, offices, or departments.
107107 8 (3) A uniform statewide minimum standard for vehicle pursuits
108108 9 consistent with state and federal law.
109109 10 (4) Minimum standards of physical, educational, mental, and
110110 11 moral fitness which shall govern the acceptance of any person for
111111 12 training by any law enforcement training school or academy
112112 13 meeting or exceeding the minimum standards established
113113 14 pursuant to this chapter.
114114 15 (5) Minimum standards for law enforcement training schools
115115 16 administered by towns, cities, counties, law enforcement training
116116 17 centers, agencies, or departments of the state.
117117 18 (6) Minimum standards for courses of study, attendance
118118 19 requirements, equipment, and facilities for approved town, city,
119119 20 county, and state law enforcement officer, police reserve officer,
120120 21 and conservation reserve officer training schools.
121121 22 (7) Minimum standards for a course of study on cultural diversity
122122 23 awareness, including training on the U nonimmigrant visa created
123123 24 through the federal Victims of Trafficking and Violence
124124 25 Protection Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-386) that must be required for
125125 26 each person accepted for training at a law enforcement training
126126 27 school or academy. The cultural diversity awareness course of
127127 28 study must include:
128128 29 (A) an understanding of cultural issues related to race,
129129 30 religion, gender, age, domestic violence, national origin, and
130130 31 physical and mental disabilities; and
131131 32 (B) a study of discriminatory profiling (as defined in
132132 33 IC 5-2-25-2) and pretextual stops (as defined in
133133 34 IC 5-2-25-6) that includes examining patterns, practices,
134134 35 and protocols comprising discriminatory profiling and
135135 36 pretextual stops.
136136 37 In establishing a program of study, the board shall consult
137137 38 with persons having expertise and interest in the field of
138138 39 cultural diversity awareness and the prevention of
139139 40 discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops.
140140 41 (8) Minimum qualifications for instructors at approved law
141141 42 enforcement training schools.
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143143 1 (9) Minimum basic training requirements which law enforcement
144144 2 officers appointed to probationary terms shall complete before
145145 3 being eligible for continued or permanent employment.
146146 4 (10) Minimum basic training requirements which law
147147 5 enforcement officers appointed on other than a permanent basis
148148 6 shall complete in order to be eligible for continued employment
149149 7 or permanent appointment.
150150 8 (11) Minimum basic training requirements which law
151151 9 enforcement officers appointed on a permanent basis shall
152152 10 complete in order to be eligible for continued employment.
153153 11 (12) Minimum basic training requirements for each person
154154 12 accepted for training at a law enforcement training school or
155155 13 academy that include six (6) hours of training in interacting with:
156156 14 (A) persons with autism, mental illness, addictive disorders,
157157 15 intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities;
158158 16 (B) missing endangered adults (as defined in IC 12-7-2-131.3);
159159 17 and
160160 18 (C) persons with Alzheimer's disease or related senile
161161 19 dementia;
162162 20 to be provided by persons approved by the secretary of family and
163163 21 social services and the board. The training must include an
164164 22 overview of the crisis intervention teams.
165165 23 (13) Minimum standards for a course of study on human and
166166 24 sexual trafficking that must be required for each person accepted
167167 25 for training at a law enforcement training school or academy and
168168 26 for inservice training programs for law enforcement officers. The
169169 27 course must cover the following topics:
170170 28 (A) Examination of the human and sexual trafficking laws (IC
171171 29 35-42-3.5).
172172 30 (B) Identification of human and sexual trafficking.
173173 31 (C) Communicating with traumatized persons.
174174 32 (D) Therapeutically appropriate investigative techniques.
175175 33 (E) Collaboration with federal law enforcement officials.
176176 34 (F) Rights of and protections afforded to victims.
177177 35 (G) Providing documentation that satisfies the Declaration of
178178 36 Law Enforcement Officer for Victim of Trafficking in Persons
179179 37 (Form I-914, Supplement B) requirements established under
180180 38 federal law.
181181 39 (H) The availability of community resources to assist human
182182 40 and sexual trafficking victims.
183183 41 (14) Minimum standards for ongoing specialized, intensive, and
184184 42 integrative training for persons responsible for investigating
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186186 1 sexual assault cases involving adult victims. This training must
187187 2 include instruction on:
188188 3 (A) the neurobiology of trauma;
189189 4 (B) trauma informed interviewing; and
190190 5 (C) investigative techniques.
191191 6 (15) Minimum standards for de-escalation training. De-escalation
192192 7 training shall be taught as a part of existing use-of-force training
193193 8 and not as a separate topic.
194194 9 (16) Minimum standards regarding best practices for crowd
195195 10 control, protests, and First Amendment activities.
196196 11 All statewide policies and minimum standards shall be documented in
197197 12 writing and published on the Indiana law enforcement academy
198198 13 (ILEA) website. Any policy, standard, or training program
199199 14 implemented, adopted, or promulgated by a vote of the board may only
200200 15 subsequently be modified or rescinded by a two-thirds (2/3) majority
201201 16 vote of the board.
202202 17 (b) A law enforcement officer appointed after July 5, 1972, and
203203 18 before July 1, 1993, may not enforce the laws or ordinances of the state
204204 19 or any political subdivision unless the officer has, within one (1) year
205205 20 from the date of appointment, successfully completed the minimum
206206 21 basic training requirements established under this chapter by the board.
207207 22 If a person fails to successfully complete the basic training
208208 23 requirements within one (1) year from the date of employment, the
209209 24 officer may not perform any of the duties of a law enforcement officer
210210 25 involving control or direction of members of the public or exercising
211211 26 the power of arrest until the officer has successfully completed the
212212 27 training requirements. This subsection does not apply to any law
213213 28 enforcement officer appointed before July 6, 1972, or after June 30,
214214 29 1993.
215215 30 (c) Military leave or other authorized leave of absence from law
216216 31 enforcement duty during the first year of employment after July 6,
217217 32 1972, shall toll the running of the first year, which shall be calculated
218218 33 by the aggregate of the time before and after the leave, for the purposes
219219 34 of this chapter.
220220 35 (d) Except as provided in subsections (e), (m), (t), and (u), a law
221221 36 enforcement officer appointed to a law enforcement department or
222222 37 agency after June 30, 1993, may not:
223223 38 (1) make an arrest;
224224 39 (2) conduct a search or a seizure of a person or property; or
225225 40 (3) carry a firearm;
226226 41 unless the law enforcement officer successfully completes, at a board
227227 42 certified law enforcement academy or at a law enforcement training
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229229 1 center under section 10.5 or 15.2 of this chapter, the basic training
230230 2 requirements established by the board under this chapter.
231231 3 (e) This subsection does not apply to:
232232 4 (1) a gaming agent employed as a law enforcement officer by the
233233 5 Indiana gaming commission; or
234234 6 (2) an:
235235 7 (A) attorney; or
236236 8 (B) investigator;
237237 9 designated by the securities commissioner as a police officer of
238238 10 the state under IC 23-19-6-1(k).
239239 11 Before a law enforcement officer appointed after June 30, 1993,
240240 12 completes the basic training requirements, the law enforcement officer
241241 13 may exercise the police powers described in subsection (d) if the
242242 14 officer successfully completes the pre-basic course established in
243243 15 subsection (f). Successful completion of the pre-basic course authorizes
244244 16 a law enforcement officer to exercise the police powers described in
245245 17 subsection (d) for one (1) year after the date the law enforcement
246246 18 officer is appointed.
247247 19 (f) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a
248248 20 pre-basic course for the purpose of training:
249249 21 (1) law enforcement officers;
250250 22 (2) police reserve officers (as described in IC 36-8-3-20); and
251251 23 (3) conservation reserve officers (as described in IC 14-9-8-27);
252252 24 regarding the subjects of arrest, search and seizure, the lawful use of
253253 25 force, de-escalation training, interacting with individuals with autism,
254254 26 and the operation of an emergency vehicle. The pre-basic course must
255255 27 be offered on a periodic basis throughout the year at regional sites
256256 28 statewide. The pre-basic course must consist of at least forty (40) hours
257257 29 of course work. The board may prepare the classroom part of the
258258 30 pre-basic course using available technology in conjunction with live
259259 31 instruction. The board shall provide the course material, the instructors,
260260 32 and the facilities at the regional sites throughout the state that are used
261261 33 for the pre-basic course. In addition, the board may certify pre-basic
262262 34 courses that may be conducted by other public or private training
263263 35 entities, including postsecondary educational institutions.
264264 36 (g) Subject to subsection (h), the board shall adopt rules under
265265 37 IC 4-22-2 to establish a mandatory inservice training program for
266266 38 police officers and police reserve officers (as described in
267267 39 IC 36-8-3-20). After June 30, 1993, a law enforcement officer who has
268268 40 satisfactorily completed basic training and has been appointed to a law
269269 41 enforcement department or agency on either a full-time or part-time
270270 42 basis is not eligible for continued employment unless the officer
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272272 1 satisfactorily completes the mandatory inservice training requirements
273273 2 established by rules adopted by the board. Inservice training must
274274 3 include:
275275 4 (1) de-escalation training; Inservice training must also include
276276 5 (2) training:
277277 6 (A) in interacting with persons with mental illness, addictive
278278 7 disorders, intellectual disabilities, autism, developmental
279279 8 disabilities, and Alzheimer's disease or related senile
280280 9 dementia; and
281281 10 (B) to be provided by persons approved by the secretary of
282282 11 family and social services and the board; and
283283 12 (3) training concerning:
284284 13 (A) human and sexual trafficking;
285285 14 (B) cultural diversity;
286286 15 (C) discriminatory profiling (as defined in IC 5-2-25-2) and
287287 16 pretextual stops (as defined in IC 5-2-25-6); and
288288 17 (D) high risk missing persons (as defined in IC 5-2-17-1).
289289 18 The board may approve courses offered by other public or private
290290 19 training entities, including postsecondary educational institutions, as
291291 20 necessary in order to ensure the availability of an adequate number of
292292 21 inservice training programs. The board may waive an officer's inservice
293293 22 training requirements if the board determines that the officer's reason
294294 23 for lacking the required amount of inservice training hours is due to
295295 24 either an emergency situation or the unavailability of courses.
296296 25 (h) This subsection applies only to a mandatory inservice training
297297 26 program under subsection (g). Notwithstanding subsection (g), the
298298 27 board may, without adopting rules under IC 4-22-2, modify the course
299299 28 work of a training subject matter, modify the number of hours of
300300 29 training required within a particular subject matter, or add a new
301301 30 subject matter, if the board satisfies the following requirements:
302302 31 (1) The board must conduct at least two (2) public meetings on
303303 32 the proposed modification or addition.
304304 33 (2) After approving the modification or addition at a public
305305 34 meeting, the board must post notice of the modification or
306306 35 addition on the Indiana law enforcement academy's Internet web
307307 36 site website at least thirty (30) days before the modification or
308308 37 addition takes effect.
309309 38 If the board does not satisfy the requirements of this subsection, the
310310 39 modification or addition is void. This subsection does not authorize the
311311 40 board to eliminate any inservice training subject matter required under
312312 41 subsection (g).
313313 42 (i) The board shall also adopt rules establishing a town marshal
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315315 1 basic training program, subject to the following:
316316 2 (1) The program must require fewer hours of instruction and class
317317 3 attendance and fewer courses of study than are required for the
318318 4 mandated basic training program.
319319 5 (2) Certain parts of the course materials may be studied by a
320320 6 candidate at the candidate's home in order to fulfill requirements
321321 7 of the program.
322322 8 (3) Law enforcement officers successfully completing the
323323 9 requirements of the program are eligible for appointment only in
324324 10 towns employing the town marshal system (IC 36-5-7) and having
325325 11 not more than one (1) marshal and two (2) deputies.
326326 12 (4) The limitation imposed by subdivision (3) does not apply to an
327327 13 officer who has successfully completed the mandated basic
328328 14 training program.
329329 15 (5) The time limitations imposed by subsections (b) and (c) for
330330 16 completing the training are also applicable to the town marshal
331331 17 basic training program.
332332 18 (6) The program must require training in interacting with
333333 19 individuals with autism.
334334 20 (j) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish an
335335 21 executive training program. The executive training program must
336336 22 include training in the following areas:
337337 23 (1) Liability.
338338 24 (2) Media relations.
339339 25 (3) Accounting and administration.
340340 26 (4) Discipline.
341341 27 (5) Department policy making.
342342 28 (6) Lawful use of force and de-escalation training.
343343 29 (7) Department programs.
344344 30 (8) Emergency vehicle operation.
345345 31 (9) Cultural diversity.
346346 32 (k) A police chief shall apply for admission to the executive training
347347 33 program within two (2) months of the date the police chief initially
348348 34 takes office. A police chief must successfully complete the executive
349349 35 training program within six (6) months of the date the police chief
350350 36 initially takes office. However, if space in the executive training
351351 37 program is not available at a time that will allow completion of the
352352 38 executive training program within six (6) months of the date the police
353353 39 chief initially takes office, the police chief must successfully complete
354354 40 the next available executive training program that is offered after the
355355 41 police chief initially takes office.
356356 42 (l) A police chief who fails to comply with subsection (k) may not
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358358 1 continue to serve as the police chief until completion of the executive
359359 2 training program. For the purposes of this subsection and subsection
360360 3 (k), "police chief" refers to:
361361 4 (1) the police chief of any city;
362362 5 (2) the police chief of any town having a metropolitan police
363363 6 department; and
364364 7 (3) the chief of a consolidated law enforcement department
365365 8 established under IC 36-3-1-5.1.
366366 9 A town marshal is not considered to be a police chief for these
367367 10 purposes, but a town marshal may enroll in the executive training
368368 11 program.
369369 12 (m) A fire investigator in the department of homeland security
370370 13 appointed after December 31, 1993, is required to comply with the
371371 14 basic training standards established under this chapter.
372372 15 (n) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a
373373 16 program to certify handgun safety courses, including courses offered
374374 17 in the private sector, that meet standards approved by the board for
375375 18 training probation officers in handgun safety as required by
376376 19 IC 11-13-1-3.5(2).
377377 20 (o) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a
378378 21 refresher course for an officer who:
379379 22 (1) is hired by an Indiana law enforcement department or agency
380380 23 as a law enforcement officer;
381381 24 (2) has not been employed as a law enforcement officer for:
382382 25 (A) at least two (2) years; and
383383 26 (B) less than six (6) years before the officer is hired under
384384 27 subdivision (1); and
385385 28 (3) completed at any time a basic training course certified or
386386 29 recognized by the board before the officer is hired under
387387 30 subdivision (1).
388388 31 (p) An officer to whom subsection (o) applies must successfully
389389 32 complete the refresher course described in subsection (o) not later than
390390 33 six (6) months after the officer's date of hire, or the officer loses the
391391 34 officer's powers of:
392392 35 (1) arrest;
393393 36 (2) search; and
394394 37 (3) seizure.
395395 38 (q) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a
396396 39 refresher course for an officer who:
397397 40 (1) is appointed by an Indiana law enforcement department or
398398 41 agency as a reserve police officer; and
399399 42 (2) has not worked as a reserve police officer for at least two (2)
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401401 1 years after:
402402 2 (A) completing the pre-basic course; or
403403 3 (B) leaving the individual's last appointment as a reserve
404404 4 police officer.
405405 5 An officer to whom this subsection applies must successfully complete
406406 6 the refresher course established by the board in order to work as a
407407 7 reserve police officer.
408408 8 (r) This subsection applies to an individual who, at the time the
409409 9 individual completes a board certified or recognized basic training
410410 10 course, has not been appointed as a law enforcement officer by an
411411 11 Indiana law enforcement department or agency. If the individual is not
412412 12 employed as a law enforcement officer for at least two (2) years after
413413 13 completing the basic training course, the individual must successfully
414414 14 retake and complete the basic training course as set forth in subsection
415415 15 (d).
416416 16 (s) The board shall adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to establish a
417417 17 refresher course for an individual who:
418418 18 (1) is appointed as a board certified instructor of law enforcement
419419 19 training; and
420420 20 (2) has not provided law enforcement training instruction for
421421 21 more than one (1) year after the date the individual's instructor
422422 22 certification expired.
423423 23 An individual to whom this subsection applies must successfully
424424 24 complete the refresher course established by the board in order to
425425 25 renew the individual's instructor certification.
426426 26 (t) This subsection applies only to a gaming agent employed as a
427427 27 law enforcement officer by the Indiana gaming commission. A gaming
428428 28 agent appointed after June 30, 2005, may exercise the police powers
429429 29 described in subsection (d) if:
430430 30 (1) the agent successfully completes the pre-basic course
431431 31 established in subsection (f); and
432432 32 (2) the agent successfully completes any other training courses
433433 33 established by the Indiana gaming commission in conjunction
434434 34 with the board.
435435 35 (u) This subsection applies only to a securities enforcement officer
436436 36 designated as a law enforcement officer by the securities
437437 37 commissioner. A securities enforcement officer may exercise the police
438438 38 powers described in subsection (d) if:
439439 39 (1) the securities enforcement officer successfully completes the
440440 40 pre-basic course established in subsection (f); and
441441 41 (2) the securities enforcement officer successfully completes any
442442 42 other training courses established by the securities commissioner
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444444 1 in conjunction with the board.
445445 2 (v) As used in this section, "upper level policymaking position"
446446 3 refers to the following:
447447 4 (1) If the authorized size of the department or town marshal
448448 5 system is not more than ten (10) members, the term refers to the
449449 6 position held by the police chief or town marshal.
450450 7 (2) If the authorized size of the department or town marshal
451451 8 system is more than ten (10) members but less than fifty-one (51)
452452 9 members, the term refers to:
453453 10 (A) the position held by the police chief or town marshal; and
454454 11 (B) each position held by the members of the police
455455 12 department or town marshal system in the next rank and pay
456456 13 grade immediately below the police chief or town marshal.
457457 14 (3) If the authorized size of the department or town marshal
458458 15 system is more than fifty (50) members, the term refers to:
459459 16 (A) the position held by the police chief or town marshal; and
460460 17 (B) each position held by the members of the police
461461 18 department or town marshal system in the next two (2) ranks
462462 19 and pay grades immediately below the police chief or town
463463 20 marshal.
464464 21 (w) (v) This subsection applies only to a correctional police officer
465465 22 employed by the department of correction. A correctional police officer
466466 23 may exercise the police powers described in subsection (d) if:
467467 24 (1) the officer successfully completes the pre-basic course
468468 25 described in subsection (f); and
469469 26 (2) the officer successfully completes any other training courses
470470 27 established by the department of correction in conjunction with
471471 28 the board.
472472 29 (x) (w) This subsection applies only to the sexual assault training
473473 30 described in subsection (a)(14). The board shall:
474474 31 (1) consult with experts on the neurobiology of trauma, trauma
475475 32 informed interviewing, and investigative techniques in developing
476476 33 the sexual assault training; and
477477 34 (2) develop the sexual assault training and begin offering the
478478 35 training not later than July 1, 2022.
479479 36 (y) (x) After July 1, 2023, a law enforcement officer who regularly
480480 37 investigates sexual assaults involving adult victims must complete the
481481 38 training requirements described in subsection (a)(14) within one (1)
482482 39 year of being assigned to regularly investigate sexual assaults involving
483483 40 adult victims.
484484 41 (z) (y) A law enforcement officer who regularly investigates sexual
485485 42 assaults involving adult victims may complete the training
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487487 1 requirements described in subsection (a)(14) by attending a:
488488 2 (1) statewide or national training; or
489489 3 (2) department hosted local training.
490490 4 (aa) (z) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the
491491 5 board is authorized to establish certain required standards of training
492492 6 and procedure.
493493 7 SECTION 3. IC 5-2-25 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
494494 8 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
495495 9 1, 2023]:
496496 10 Chapter 25. Discriminatory Profiling and Pretextual Stops
497497 11 Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "commission" refers to the
498498 12 discriminatory profiling review commission established by section
499499 13 13 of this chapter.
500500 14 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "discriminatory profiling"
501501 15 means:
502502 16 (1) the detention;
503503 17 (2) the official restraint; or
504504 18 (3) other disparate treatment;
505505 19 of an individual on the basis of perceived age, gender, race, or
506506 20 ethnicity. The term does not include a specific suspect based
507507 21 description notification.
508508 22 Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "law enforcement agency" means
509509 23 the following:
510510 24 (1) A city or town police department.
511511 25 (2) A town marshal system.
512512 26 (3) A sheriff's department.
513513 27 (4) The state police department.
514514 28 (5) The law enforcement division of the department of natural
515515 29 resources.
516516 30 (6) The excise police division of the alcohol and tobacco
517517 31 commission.
518518 32 (7) A state educational institution police department.
519519 (8) A school resource officer.33
520520 34 (9) A school corporation police officer.
521521 35 (10) The gaming control division of the Indiana gaming
522522 36 commission.
523523 37 (11) A police department of a public or private postsecondary
524524 38 educational institution whose board of trustees has established
525525 39 a police department under IC 21-17-5-2 or IC 21-39-4-2.
526526 40 (12) A hospital police department.
527527 41 Sec. 4. As used in this chapter, "law enforcement officer" means
528528 42 an officer of a law enforcement agency, including a police reserve
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530530 1 officer under IC 36-8-3-20 or a special deputy under
531531 2 IC 36-8-10-10.6 who is employed by a governmental entity (as
532532 3 defined in IC 35-31.5-2-144).
533533 4 Sec. 5. As used in this chapter, "personal identifying
534534 5 information" means any information that describes, locates, or
535535 6 indexes information about an individual or that affords a basis for
536536 7 inferring personal characteristics about an individual, including:
537537 8 (1) name;
538538 9 (2) address;
539539 10 (3) date of birth;
540540 11 (4) place of employment;
541541 12 (5) telephone number;
542542 13 (6) education;
543543 14 (7) medical history;
544544 15 (8) criminal or employment history; and
545545 16 (9) membership in an organization.
546546 17 Sec. 6. As used in this chapter, "pretextual stop" means the
547547 18 detention of an individual by a law enforcement officer:
548548 19 (1) through a traffic stop or pedestrian stop for the violation
549549 20 of a statute or ordinance; and
550550 21 (2) to allow a law enforcement agency or law enforcement
551551 22 officer to investigate a separate and unrelated suspected
552552 23 criminal offense.
553553 24 Sec. 7. As used in this chapter, "specific suspect based
554554 25 description notification" means a reasonably detailed physical
555555 26 description of the personal identifying characteristics of a potential
556556 27 suspect (including age, gender, race, or ethnicity) by a law
557557 28 enforcement agency or law enforcement officer.
558558 29 Sec. 8. (a) A law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer
559559 30 may not:
560560 31 (1) engage in discriminatory profiling; or
561561 32 (2) conduct a pretextual stop.
562562 (b) The age, gender, race, or ethnicity 33 of an individual may not
563563 34 be the sole factor in:
564564 35 (1) determining the existence of probable cause to take into
565565 36 custody or to arrest an individual; or
566566 37 (2) constituting a particularized suspicion that an offense has
567567 38 been or is being committed in order to justify:
568568 39 (A) the detention of an individual; or
569569 40 (B) the investigatory stop of a motor vehicle.
570570 41 Sec. 9. Not later than October 1, 2023, the state police
571571 42 department shall adopt a policy regarding discriminatory profiling
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573573 1 and pretextual stops that is consistent with this chapter, to serve as
574574 2 a model policy for law enforcement agencies. The policy shall
575575 3 include the following:
576576 4 (1) Definitions of the elements of discriminatory profiling and
577577 5 pretextual stops.
578578 6 (2) Traffic stop procedures.
579579 7 (3) Procedures for the handling of complaints from the public
580580 8 regarding discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops.
581581 9 Sec. 10. (a) Not later than January 1, 2024, a law enforcement
582582 10 agency shall adopt a detailed written policy prohibiting
583583 11 discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops that:
584584 12 (1) is consistent with this chapter; and
585585 13 (2) takes into consideration the model policy adopted by the
586586 14 state police department under section 9 of this chapter.
587587 15 (b) The law enforcement agency's policy must:
588588 16 (1) specifically address the subjects listed in section 9 of this
589589 17 chapter; and
590590 18 (2) require a law enforcement officer to notify an individual
591591 19 who is the subject of a traffic stop or pedestrian stop that they
592592 20 may file a complaint with the commission alleging that the
593593 21 stop constitutes discriminatory profiling or a pretextual stop.
594594 22 A law enforcement agency shall make the policy available for
595595 23 public inspection during normal business hours.
596596 24 (c) If an investigation of a complaint of discriminatory profiling
597597 25 reveals that a law enforcement officer was in direct violation of the
598598 26 law enforcement agency's policy, the law enforcement agency shall
599599 27 take appropriate action against the officer consistent with the
600600 28 applicable rules, ordinances, and policies governing the agency.
601601 29 Sec. 11. (a) A person or organization that believes that
602602 30 discriminatory profiling or a pretextual stop has occurred may
603603 31 bring an action against the:
604604 32 (1) law enforcement officer;
605605 33 (2) law enforcement agency; or
606606 34 (3) state, political subdivision, state educational institution,
607607 35 school corporation, hospital, or public or private
608608 36 postsecondary educational institution that controls the law
609609 37 enforcement agency.
610610 38 (b) Making or filing a complaint with the law enforcement
611611 39 agency or the commission is not a prerequisite for bringing an
612612 40 action under this section.
613613 41 (c) The court may award a prevailing plaintiff under this
614614 42 section:
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616616 1 (1) actual damages;
617617 2 (2) punitive damages;
618618 3 (3) declaratory relief; and
619619 4 (4) injunctive relief.
620620 5 In addition, a prevailing plaintiff is entitled to reasonable
621621 6 attorney's fees, court costs, and expert witness fees.
622622 7 Sec. 12. (a) A law enforcement agency shall provide to the
623623 8 attorney general:
624624 9 (1) a copy of each complaint filed with the law enforcement
625625 10 agency alleging discriminatory profiling or a pretextual stop;
626626 11 (2) the results of the investigation into each complaint; and
627627 12 (3) if the complaint is substantiated, the action taken against
628628 13 the law enforcement officer.
629629 14 (b) A law enforcement agency shall also provide to the attorney
630630 15 general the following information:
631631 16 (1) The number of traffic stops and pedestrian stops
632632 17 conducted by the law enforcement agency.
633633 18 (2) The identifying characteristics of each individual stopped,
634634 19 including the individual's perceived age, gender, race, and
635635 20 ethnicity.
636636 21 (3) The location and duration of each traffic stop and
637637 22 pedestrian stop.
638638 23 (4) The traffic violation alleged to have been committed that
639639 24 led to each traffic stop.
640640 25 (5) Whether a warning or citation was issued as a result of a
641641 26 traffic stop or pedestrian stop and, if so, the specific violation
642642 27 charged or warning given.
643643 28 (6) Whether a search was performed as a result of a traffic
644644 29 stop or pedestrian stop.
645645 30 (7) If a search was performed as a result of a stop:
646646 31 (A) whether the person consented to the search;
647647 32 (B) the probable cause or reasonable suspicion justifying
648648 33 the search, if applicable;
649649 34 (C) whether the search was of the individual or the
650650 35 individual's property, or both; and
651651 36 (D) the duration of the search.
652652 37 (8) If a search was of a passenger in a motor vehicle, the
653653 38 perceived age, gender, race, and ethnicity of the passenger.
654654 39 (9) Whether any contraband was discovered or seized in the
655655 40 course of a search, including money, and the type of any
656656 41 contraband discovered or seized.
657657 42 (10) Whether any physical force was used by or against the
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659659 1 law enforcement officer and the amount of force used.
660660 2 (11) Whether a search involved canine units or advanced
661661 3 technology.
662662 4 (12) Any additional information required by the attorney
663663 5 general.
664664 6 (13) Any additional information the law enforcement agency
665665 7 considers appropriate to include.
666666 8 (c) Information provided by a law enforcement agency to the
667667 9 attorney general under this section must be submitted on a
668668 10 monthly basis.
669669 11 (d) After removing all personal identifying information
670670 12 contained in the data, a law enforcement agency shall compile and
671671 13 conspicuously publish the data collected under this section on the
672672 14 law enforcement agency's website. The data published on the law
673673 15 enforcement agency's website must be updated at least once every
674674 16 thirty (30) days.
675675 17 (e) The attorney general shall prepare a report in accordance
676676 18 with IC 4-6-2-13 based on information received under this section.
677677 19 The information collected by a law enforcement agency that is not
678678 20 published in a compiled and redacted form on the law enforcement
679679 21 agency's website is confidential for purposes of IC 5-14-3.
680680 22 Sec. 13. (a) The discriminatory profiling review commission is
681681 23 established as a permanent commission.
682682 24 (b) The commission shall hear and examine allegations of
683683 25 discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops.
684684 26 (c) The commission shall, with the assistance of the criminal
685685 27 justice institute, create and publicize forms for filing a complaint
686686 28 concerning discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops.
687687 29 Sec. 14. The commission consists of the following thirteen (13)
688688 30 members:
689689 31 (1) The director of the civil rights commission, or a member
690690 32 of the civil rights commission designated by the director. The
691691 33 director or the director's designee serves as chairperson of the
692692 34 commission.
693693 35 (2) The executive director of the Indiana criminal justice
694694 36 institute.
695695 37 (3) The superintendent of the state police department or the
696696 38 superintendent's designee.
697697 39 (4) One (1) member appointed by the governor.
698698 40 (5) One (1) member of a group that supports individuals of
699699 41 color, individuals of all races, and individuals with different
700700 42 ethnicities, appointed by the governor.
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702702 1 (6) One (1) member of a group that supports lesbian, gay,
703703 2 bisexual, and transgender individuals, appointed by the
704704 3 governor.
705705 4 (7) One (1) member of a group that supports homeless
706706 5 individuals, appointed by the governor.
707707 6 (8) One (1) member of a group that supports individuals with
708708 7 a disability, appointed by the governor.
709709 8 (9) One (1) member of a group that supports undocumented
710710 9 individuals, appointed by the governor.
711711 10 (10) One (1) member of the Indiana State Bar Association,
712712 11 appointed by the governor from a list of at least three (3)
713713 12 members provided to the governor by the president of the
714714 13 Indiana State Bar Association.
715715 14 (11) One (1) member of a group that supports women,
716716 15 appointed by the governor.
717717 16 (12) One (1) member representing law enforcement,
718718 17 appointed by the governor from a list of:
719719 18 (A) two (2) individuals submitted by the Indiana State
720720 19 Fraternal Order of Police; and
721721 20 (B) two (2) individuals submitted by the Indiana Black
722722 21 Troopers Association.
723723 22 (13) One (1) member of a group that supports interfaith
724724 23 dialogue and understanding among Christian and
725725 24 non-Christian religious organizations, appointed by the
726726 25 governor from a list submitted by one (1) or more groups
727727 26 supporting interfaith dialogue and understanding.
728728 27 Sec. 15. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), a
729729 28 commission member serves a four (4) year term.
730730 29 (b) A member ceases to be a member of the commission if the
731731 30 member no longer holds:
732732 31 (1) the position (in the case of a member appointed under
733733 32 section 14(1) through 14(3) of this chapter); or
734734 33 (2) membership in the group that qualified the member for
735735 34 appointment on the commission.
736736 35 (c) The governor may remove a commission member appointed
737737 36 under section 14(4) through 14(13) of this chapter. The governor
738738 37 may remove the member only for cause.
739739 38 Sec. 16. (a) The civil rights commission shall provide a hearing
740740 39 room, staff, and administrative support to the commission. All
741741 40 investigations of complaints shall be conducted by staff members
742742 41 of the civil rights commission.
743743 42 (b) Each member of the commission who is not a state employee
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745745 1 is entitled to the minimum salary per diem provided by
746746 2 IC 4-10-11-2.1(b). The member is also entitled to reimbursement
747747 3 for traveling expenses as provided under IC 4-13-1-4(7) and other
748748 4 expenses actually incurred in connection with the member's duties
749749 5 as provided in the state policies and procedures established by the
750750 6 Indiana department of administration and approved by the budget
751751 7 agency.
752752 8 Sec. 17. (a) The affirmative votes of a majority of the members
753753 9 appointed to the commission are required for the commission to
754754 10 take action on any measure.
755755 11 (b) The commission shall hold one (1) regular meeting each
756756 12 month and may hold additional meetings at the call of the
757757 13 chairperson.
758758 14 Sec. 18. The commission shall receive and investigate complaints
759759 15 alleging discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops. The
760760 16 commission may not hold a hearing in the absence of a complaint.
761761 17 Sec. 19. (a) The commission may:
762762 18 (1) subpoena witnesses;
763763 19 (2) compel the attendance of witnesses;
764764 20 (3) administer oaths;
765765 21 (4) take the testimony of any person under oath; and
766766 22 (5) require the production for examination of any books and
767767 23 papers relating to any matter under investigation or in
768768 24 question before the commission.
769769 25 (b) A person's refusal to obey a subpoena issued by the
770770 26 commission constitutes contempt. All hearings shall be held within
771771 27 Indiana at a location determined by the commission. A citation of
772772 28 contempt may be issued upon application by the commission to the
773773 29 circuit or superior court in the county in which the hearing is held
774774 30 or in which the witness resides or transacts business.
775775 31 Sec. 20. Adjudicative proceedings before the commission shall
776776 32 be conducted in accordance with IC 4-21.5. Judicial review of a
777777 33 commission determination is available under IC 4-21.5-5.
778778 34 Sec. 21. (a) The commission shall state its findings of fact after
779779 35 a hearing and notify both the complainant and the respondent of
780780 36 the commission's decision in writing. If the commission finds that
781781 37 a law enforcement agency or law enforcement officer has
782782 38 committed discriminatory profiling or performed a pretextual
783783 39 stop, the commission shall order the respondent to cease and desist
784784 40 from the practice.
785785 41 (b) The commission may require the respondent to take other
786786 42 affirmative action, including:
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788788 1 (1) reimbursing losses incurred as a result of the
789789 2 discriminatory profiling or pretextual stop;
790790 3 (2) requiring the posting of a notice setting forth the
791791 4 prohibition of discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops;
792792 5 and
793793 6 (3) requiring proof of compliance to be filed by the respondent
794794 7 at periodic intervals.
795795 8 A determination by the commission is a final agency action.
796796 9 Sec. 22. An individual who is the subject of and depicted in a law
797797 10 enforcement recording of a stop may view the recording upon
798798 11 making a request under IC 5-14-3-5.1. If an individual files a
799799 12 complaint with the commission of discriminatory profiling or a
800800 13 pretextual stop, the commission may review the recording upon
801801 14 making a request under IC 5-14-3-5.1.
802802 15 Sec. 23. The commission shall promote the creation of local
803803 agencies to address discriminatory profiling and pretextual stops.16
804804 17 Sec. 24. The commission may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 to
805805 18 carry out its purposes under this chapter.
806806 19 SECTION 4. IC 5-2-26 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
807807 20 A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
808808 21 1, 2023]:
809809 22 Chapter 26. Police Body Cameras and Vehicle Cameras
810810 23 Sec. 1. The definitions in IC 5-2-25 apply throughout this
811811 24 chapter.
812812 25 Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "video technology" means a
813813 26 video camera and voice recording technology that is:
814814 27 (1) installed in a law enforcement agency vehicle; or
815815 28 (2) worn by a law enforcement officer.
816816 29 Sec. 3. A law enforcement agency may use federal funds from
817817 30 community oriented policing services grants or other federal
818818 31 sources, subject to the terms of the grant or funding source, for
819819 32 video technology.
820820 33 Sec. 4. A law enforcement agency using video technology shall
821821 34 do the following:
822822 35 (1) Implement a course of instruction regarding the use and
823823 36 operation of the video technology that includes all relevant
824824 37 laws, rules of evidence, and departmental policies and
825825 38 procedures.
826826 39 (2) Implement an introductory video technology course
827827 40 designed specifically for new officers.
828828 41 (3) Implement a video technology refresher course for
829829 42 advanced officer training courses.
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831831 1 Sec. 5. Video technology installed in a motor vehicle:
832832 2 (1) must:
833833 3 (A) be automatically activated during every traffic stop;
834834 4 (B) possess voice recording technology;
835835 5 (C) be designed and installed to record a traffic stop in its
836836 6 entirety; and
837837 7 (D) be activated for the entirety of a traffic stop; and
838838 8 (2) may not be equipped with a manual shutoff switch.
839839 9 Sec. 6. (a) Video technology shall be activated in:
840840 10 (1) all routine traffic stops and pedestrian stops, whether
841841 11 spontaneous or planned; and
842842 12 (2) each operation involving the planned use of force,
843843 13 including an operation involving nonuniformed officers.
844844 14 (b) A law enforcement officer shall, whenever practicable, notify
845845 15 individuals that they are being recorded. An officer may meet this
846846 16 requirement by wearing an easily visible pin stating "lapel camera
847847 17 in operation" or "body camera in operation".
848848 18 Sec. 7. A minor, noncriminal infraction by a law enforcement
849849 19 officer that is discovered during a routine review of recorded
850850 20 material must be treated as a training opportunity and not as a
851851 21 routine disciplinary action, unless the infraction is repeated after
852852 22 being addressed informally.
853853 23 Sec. 8. A criminal action by a law enforcement officer that is
854854 24 discovered during a routine review of recorded material is subject
855855 25 to disciplinary action and criminal charges.
856856 26 SECTION 5. IC 5-14-3-5.1, AS ADDED BY P.L.58-2016,
857857 27 SECTION 4, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
858858 28 JULY 1, 2023]: Sec. 5.1. (a) As used in this section, "requestor" means
859859 29 the following:
860860 30 (1) An individual who is depicted in a law enforcement recording.
861861 31 (2) If the individual described in subdivision (1) is deceased:
862862 32 (A) the surviving spouse, father, mother, brother, sister, son,
863863 33 or daughter of the individual; or
864864 34 (B) the personal representative (as defined in IC 6-4.1-1-9) of
865865 35 or an attorney representing the deceased individual's estate.
866866 36 (3) If the individual described in subdivision (1) is an
867867 37 incapacitated person (as defined in IC 29-3-1-7.5), the legal
868868 38 guardian, attorney, or attorney in fact of the incapacitated person.
869869 39 (4) A person that is an owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of real
870870 40 property, if the interior of the real property is depicted in the
871871 41 recording.
872872 42 (5) A person who:
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874874 1 (A) is the victim of a crime; or
875875 2 (B) suffers a loss due to personal injury or property damage;
876876 3 if the events depicted in the law enforcement recording are
877877 4 relevant to the person's loss or to the crime committed against the
878878 5 person.
879879 6 (6) The discriminatory profiling review commission
880880 7 established by IC 5-2-25-13, if the law enforcement recording
881881 8 depicts a law enforcement officer conducting a traffic stop or
882882 9 pedestrian stop.
883883 10 (b) A public agency shall allow a requestor to inspect a law
884884 11 enforcement recording at least twice, if:
885885 12 (1) the requestor submits a written request under section 3 of this
886886 13 chapter for inspection of the recording; and
887887 14 (2) if section 4(b)(19) of this chapter applies, the public agency
888888 15 that owns, occupies, leases, or maintains the airport approves the
889889 16 disclosure of the recording.
890890 17 The public agency shall allow the requestor to inspect the recording in
891891 18 the company of the requestor's attorney. A law enforcement recording
892892 19 may not be copied or recorded by the requestor or the requestor's
893893 20 attorney during an inspection.
894894 21 (c) Before an inspection under subsection (b), the public agency:
895895 (1) shall obscure in the recording information 22 described in section
896896 23 4(a) of this chapter; and
897897 24 (2) may obscure any information identifying:
898898 25 (A) a law enforcement officer operating in an undercover
899899 26 capacity; or
900900 27 (B) a confidential informant.
901901 28 (d) Before an inspection under subsection (b), only the information
902902 29 in the recording described in subsection (c) may be obscured by the
903903 30 public agency.
904904 31 (e) If a person is denied access to inspect a recording under this
905905 32 section, the person may appeal the denial under section 9 of this
906906 33 chapter.
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