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STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1st Session of the 59th Legislature (2023)
HOUSE BILL 2426 By: May
AS INTRODUCED
An Act relating to motorcycles; defining term;
requiring law enforcement agencies to ado pt policy,
review training and address issues p ertaining to
motorcycle profiling ; providing for codification; and
providing an effective date .
BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
SECTION 1. NEW LAW A n ew section of law to be codified
in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 15-133 of Title 47, unless there
is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
For the purpose of this section, "motorcycle profiling " means
the discriminatory use of the fact that a person rides a motorcycle
or wears motorcycle-related paraphernalia as a factor in deciding to
stop and question, take enforcement action, arrest , or search a
person or vehicle with or without a legal basis under the United
States Constitution or the Oklahoma State Constitution.
Every law enforcemen t agency in this state shall be required to:
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1. Adopt a written policy designed to condemn and prevent
motorcycle profiling; and
2. Review and audit their existing procedures, practices, and
training.
SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 20 23.
59-1-6841 JBH 01/19/23