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(2c) Study of racial profiling in traffic stops. The department of
4transportation shall determine the racial breakdown of traffic stops by all law
5enforcement officers in this state during the 5-year period ending on the first day of
6the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this subsection. The breakdown
7shall comprise the number, race and ages of people stopped, the municipalities in
8which the stops were made, the reasons for the stops, whether there were searches
9and the reasons for them, and whether there were any warnings or traffic citations
10issued or arrests made as a result of the stops. The department shall study whether
11the number of traffic stops of minority group members, as defined in section 560.036
12(1) (f) of the statutes, is proportionate to the number of licensed drivers and vehicle
1miles traveled in this state by members of those racial groups. The department shall
2also study whether the traffic stops and the results of the stops appear to have been
3motivated in any way by the race of the motor vehicle operator. If the department
4concludes that the number of traffic stops or their results appear to have been
5motivated in any way by the race of the motor vehicle operator, the department shall
6develop recommendations that, if enacted into law, would discourage and prevent
7such racial motivation. Not later than the first day of the 7th month beginning after
8the effective date of this subsection, the secretary of transportation shall submit the
9study, findings and recommendations, if any, to the legislature in the manner
10provided under section 13.172 (2) of the statutes. Every law enforcement agency in
11this state shall cooperate with the department in this study.".
