An Act Constituting Racial / Bias-Based Profiling. Acts initiating law enforcement action,
such as a traffic stop, a subject stop, a search, issuance of a citation, or an arrest based solely
upon an individual’s race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion,
economic status, age, cultural group, or any other identifiable groups; or on the basis of racial
or ethnic stereotypes, rather than upon the individual’s behavior, information identifying the
individual as having possibly engaged in criminal activity, or other lawful reasons for the law
enforcement action.
Subject Stop. An interaction between a peace officer and an individual who is being stopped
for the purposes of an investigation in which the individual is not under arrest.
Traffic Stop. The stopping of a motor vehicle by a peace officer for an alleged violation of
law or ordinance which regulates traffic.
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