Bill Summary for H 673 (2021-2022)

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May 12 2021

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House Bill 673 (Public) Filed Thursday, April 22, 2021
AN ACT TO DIRECT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY TO STUDY TRAFFIC STOP DATA REPORTING.
Intro. by Richardson, Faircloth.

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House committee substitute deletes the content of the 1st edition and replaces it with the following. Makes conforming changes to the act's titles.

Directs the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety (Committee) to study the reporting and collection of traffic stop data under GS 143B-903, including (1) an analysis of how the Department of Public Safety collects, correlates and maintains information regarding traffic law enforcement by law enforcement officers as specified; (2) whether any additional information should be collected by DPS beyond that listed in state law; (3) whether the anonymous ID number assigned to officers should be used in stop reports; (4) whether including the anonymous ID number in stop reports would result in the ID number no longer being anonymous and if the ID number would be subject to public records requests; (5) a comparative analysis on how other states collect, correlate, and maintain information regarding traffic law enforcement by officers; and (6) an analysis as to the best methods for collecting, correlating, and maintaining traffic law enforcement data. Allows the Committee to study other relevant matters. Directs the Committee to report to the 2022 Regular Session of the NCGA.