FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSECONCURRENT
RESOLUTION NO.5
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVECHAPPELL.
1717H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
WHEREAS, motorcycleridershiphascontinuedtoincreaseovertime,with
2registrationsgrowingfrom3,826,373in1997to8,600,936in2015;and
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4 WHEREAS,asofAugust2016theongoingNationalMotorcycleProfilingSurvey
52016,conductedbytheMotorcycleProfilingProject,foundthatapproximatelyone-halfof
6themotorcyclistssurveyedfeltthattheyhadbeenprofiledbylawenforcementatleastonce;
7and
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9 WHEREAS,motorcycleprofilingmeanstheillegaluseofthefactthatapersonrides
10amotorcycleorwearsmotorcycle-relatedapparelasafactorindecidingtostopandquestion,
11takeenforcementactionagainst,arrest,orsearchapersonorvehicle,withorwithoutlegal
12basisundertheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates;and
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14 WHEREAS,complaintssurroundingmotorcycleprofilinghavebeencitedinallfifty
15states;and
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17 WHEREAS,proteststoraiseawarenessandcombatmotorcycleprofilinghavebeen
18heldinmultiplestatesacrossthenation:
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20 NOWTHEREFORE BEITRESOLVEDthatthemembersoftheHouseof
21RepresentativesoftheOneHundredThirdGeneralAssembly,FirstRegularSession,the
22Senateconcurringtherein,hereby:
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24 (1)Supportincreasedpublicawarenessontheissueofmotorcycleprofiling;
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26 (2)Encouragecollaborationandcommunicationwiththemotorcyclecommunityand
27lawenforcementtoengageineffortstoendmotorcycleprofiling;and 28
29 (3)Urgelawenforcementofficialstoincludestatementscondemningmotorcycle
30profilinginwrittenpoliciesandtrainingmaterials;and
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32 BEITFURTHERRESOLVEDthattheChiefClerkoftheMissouriHouseof
33Representativesbeinstructedtoprepareaproperlyinscribedcopyofthisresolutionforeach
34lawenforcementagencyinthestateofMissouri.
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