1. Information collected. Beginning July 1, 2024, a law enforcement agency shall record and retain the following information regarding traffic infractions occurring in this State:
A. The number of persons stopped for traffic infractions; [PL 2021, c. 460, §1 (NEW).]
B. Characteristics of race, color, ethnicity, gender and age of each person described in paragraph A. The identification of such characteristics must be based on the observation and perception of the law enforcement officer responsible for reporting the stop. The person stopped may not be required to provide the information; [PL 2021, c. 460, §1 (NEW).]
C. The nature of each alleged traffic infraction that resulted in a stop; [PL 2021, c. 460, §1 (NEW).]
D. Whether a warning or citation was issued, an arrest was made or a search was conducted as a result of each stop for a traffic infraction; and [PL 2021, c. 460, §1 (NEW).]
E. Any additional information the law enforcement agency determines appropriate. The additional information may not include any other personally identifiable information about a person stopped for a traffic infraction such as the person’s driver’s license number, name or address. [PL 2021, c. 460, §1 (NEW).]

[PL 2023, c. 368, Pt. C, §1 (AMD).]

Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 4752

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Law enforcement agency: means an agency in the State charged with enforcement of state, county, municipal or federal laws or laws of a federally recognized Indian tribe, with the prevention, detection or investigation of criminal, immigration or customs laws or with managing custody of detained persons in the State and includes, but is not limited to, a municipal police department, a sheriff's department, the State Police, a university or college police department and the Department of Public Safety. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 4751
  • Law enforcement officer: means a state, county or municipal official or an official of a federally recognized Indian tribe responsible for enforcing criminal, immigration or customs laws, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement officer who possesses a current and valid certificate issued by the Board of Trustees of the Maine Criminal Justice Academy pursuant to Title 25, section 2803?A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 4751
2. Report to Attorney General. A law enforcement agency shall report the information required to be recorded and retained under subsection 1 to the Attorney General pursuant to rules adopted pursuant to section 4753.

[PL 2021, c. 460, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2021, c. 460, §1 (NEW). PL 2023, c. 368, Pt. C, §1 (AMD).
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