Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2B.0054 · Subchapter B. RACIAL PROFILING; MOTOR VEHICLE STOPS
REPORTS REQUIRED FOR MOTOR VEHICLE STOPS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A peace officer who makes a motor vehicle stop shall report to the law enforcement agency that employs the officer information relating to the stop, including:
(1) a physical description of any individual operating the motor vehicle who is detained as a result of the stop, including:
(A) the individual's gender; and
(B) the individual's race or ethnicity, as stated by the individual or, if the individual does not state the individual's race or ethnicity, as determined by the officer to the best of the officer's ability;
(2) the initial reason for the stop;
(3) whether the officer conducted a search as a result of the stop and, if so:
(A) whether the individual detained consented to the search;
(B) the reason for the search, including whether:
(i) any contraband or other evidence was in plain view;
(ii) any probable cause or reasonable suspicion existed to perform the search; or
(iii) the search was performed because the motor vehicle was towed or because of the arrest of any individual in the motor vehicle; and
(C) whether any contraband or other evidence was discovered during the search and a description of the contraband or evidence;
(4) whether the officer made an arrest as a result of the stop or the search and, if so, a statement of:
(A) whether the arrest was based on:
(i) a violation of the Penal Code;
(ii) a violation of a traffic law or ordinance; or
(iii) an outstanding warrant; and
(B) the offense charged;
(5) the street address or approximate location of the stop;
(6) whether the officer issued a verbal or written warning or a ticket or citation as a result of the stop; and
(7) whether the officer used physical force that resulted in bodily injury during the stop.
(b) The chief administrator of a law enforcement agency, regardless of whether the administrator is elected, employed, or appointed, is responsible for auditing reports under Subsection (a) to ensure that the race or ethnicity of the individual operating the motor vehicle is reported.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.2B.htm
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Provisions in this library whose text cites Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2B.0054. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
Code of Criminal Procedure
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2B.0055COMPILATION AND ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION COLLECTED.Printed as Article 2B.0054 | Article 2B.0054(a)(1)
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2B.0057LIABILITY.Printed as Article 2B.0054
- Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2B.0059RULES.Printed as Articles 2B.0052, 2B.0053, 2B.0054, 2B.0055, 2B.0056, and 2B.0057
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