Bill Summary for H 673 (2021-2022)

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Apr 22 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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Amends GS 143B-903 by expanding upon the information the Department of Public Safety is required to collect, correlate, and maintain on traffic law enforcement by law enforcement  officers to also include the longitude and latitude or mile marker in which the stop was made when the officer making the stop is a member of the State Highway Patrol, and requires the longitude and latitude, nearest address, intersection, or mile marker for all other law enforcement officers. Specifies that the anonymous identification number that is assigned to an officer that makes stops for routine traffic enforcement is to be used by the officer in all stop reports. Effective October 1, 2021, and applies to (1) data collected on or after that date and (2) citations, criminal processes, and other State forms completed by law enforcement officers on or after that date.