A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT To DIRECT THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY TO STUDY TRAFFIC STOP DATA REPORTING.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Study. – The Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Justice and Public Safety shall study the reporting and collection of traffic stop data under G.S. 143B‑903. The study required under this section shall include all of the following:
(1)	An analysis as to how the Department of Public Safety collects, correlates, and maintains information regarding traffic law enforcement by law enforcement officers, including the following:
a.	How the information is collected.
b.	How the information is stored.
c.	If the information is shared with any other departments or agencies and, if so, how it is shared.
d.	What information is collected.
e.	How the information collected is correlated with the law enforcement officer.
(2)	Whether any additional information should be collected by the Department of Public Safety beyond the information listed in G.S. 143B‑903.
(3)	Whether the anonymous identification number assigned to law enforcement officers should also be used in stop reports prepared by law enforcement officers.
(4)	Whether including the anonymous identification number in stop reports would ultimately result in the identification number no longer being anonymous and if the identification number would be subject to public records requests.
(5)	A comparative analysis on how other states collect, correlate, and maintain information regarding traffic law enforcement by law enforcement officers.
(6)	An analysis as to the best methods for collecting, correlating, and maintaining traffic law enforcement data.
(7)	Any other matters the Committee deems relevant to its efforts.
SECTION 2.  Report. – The Committee shall report its findings, together with any proposed legislation, to the 2022 Regular Session of the 2021 General Assembly.
SECTION 3.  Effective Date. – This act is effective when it becomes law.