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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
MEGGERS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
law
enforcement
training
concerning
1
motorcyclist
profiling.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
80B.11,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
b.
(1)
Minimum
basic
training
requirements
law
enforcement
3
officers
employed
after
July
1,
1968,
must
complete
in
order
to
4
remain
eligible
for
continued
employment
and
the
time
within
5
which
such
basic
training
must
be
completed.
6
(2)
Minimum
requirements
shall
mandate
training
devoted
to
7
the
topic
of
domestic
abuse
and
sexual
assault.
8
(3)
Minimum
requirements
shall
mandate
training
devoted
9
to
the
elimination
of
motorcyclist
profiling.
Local
law
10
enforcement
agencies
shall
add
a
statement
condemning
and
11
prohibiting
motorcyclist
profiling
to
existing
policies
12
regarding
profiling.
For
purposes
of
this
paragraph,
13
“motorcyclist
profiling”
means
the
illegal
use
of
the
fact
14
that
a
person
rides
a
motorcycle
or
wears
motorcycle-related
15
paraphernalia
as
a
factor
in
deciding
to
stop
and
question,
16
take
enforcement
action,
arrest,
or
search
a
person
or
17
vehicle
with
or
without
a
legal
basis
under
the
United
States
18
Constitution
or
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa.
19
(4)
The
council
shall
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
general
20
assembly
by
January
15
of
each
year
relating
to
the
continuing
21
education
requirements
devoted
to
the
topic
of
domestic
abuse
22
and
motorcyclist
profiling
,
including
the
number
of
hours
23
required,
the
substance
of
the
classes
offered,
and
other
24
related
matters.
25
Sec.
2.
Section
80B.11,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
Code
26
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph:
27
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
.
(4)
In-service
training
under
this
28
paragraph
“c”
shall
include
the
requirement
that
all
law
29
enforcement
officers
complete
a
course
on
motorcyclist
30
profiling,
as
defined
in
paragraph
“b”
.
31
EXPLANATION
32
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
33
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
34
This
bill
relates
to
law
enforcement
training
concerning
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motorcyclist
profiling.
1
The
bill
requires
the
director
of
the
Iowa
law
enforcement
2
academy
to
include
training
devoted
to
the
elimination
3
of
motorcyclist
profiling
to
the
minimum
basic
training
4
requirements
of
law
enforcement
officers.
The
bill
requires
5
local
law
enforcement
agencies
to
include
a
statement
6
condemning
and
prohibiting
motorcyclist
profiling
to
current
7
policies
regarding
profiling.
The
bill
defines
“motorcyclist
8
profiling”
as
the
illegal
use
of
the
fact
that
a
person
rides
9
a
motorcycle
or
wears
motorcycle-related
paraphernalia
as
a
10
factor
in
deciding
to
stop
and
question,
take
enforcement
11
action,
arrest,
or
search
a
person
or
vehicle
with
or
without
12
a
legal
basis
under
the
United
States
Constitution
or
the
13
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa.
14
The
bill
requires
all
law
enforcement
officers
to
complete
15
an
in-service
training
on
motorcyclist
profiling.
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