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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2211 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1525
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Barry R. Finegold, (BY REQUEST)
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act prohibiting profiling of motorcyclists and motorcycle-only checkpoints.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul W. Cote 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2211 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1525
By Mr. Finegold (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1525) of Paul W.
Cote for legislation to prohibit profiling of motorcyclists and motorcycle-only checkpoints.
Public Safety and Homeland Security.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1575 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act prohibiting profiling of motorcyclists and motorcycle-only checkpoints.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. No law enforcement officer or agency shall establish or conduct
2“motorcycle-only” checkpoints.
3 (1) The criminal justice training commission shall ensure that issues related to motorcycle
4profiling are addressed in basic law enforcement training and offered to in-service law
5enforcement officers in conjunction with existing training regarding profiling.
6 (2) Local law enforcement agencies shall add a statement condemning motorcycle
7profiling to existing policies regarding profiling.
8 (3) For the purposes of this section, "motorcyclist profiling" means the illegal use of the
9fact that a person rides a motorcycle or wears motorcycle-related paraphernalia as a factor in 2 of 2
10deciding to stop and question, take enforcement action, arrest, or search a person or vehicle with
11or without an otherwise legal basis under the United States Constitution or Massachusetts
12Constitution.
13 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage.