Prohibición del perfilamiento racial en el Código Penal de Texas

1.07, Penal Code. (2) "Motor vehicle stop" means an occasion in which a peace officer stops a motor vehicle for an alleged violation of a law or ordinance. (3) "Race or ethnicity" means the following categories: (A) Alaska native or American Indian; (B) Asian or Pacific Islander; (C) black; (D) Hispanic or Latino; and (E) white. (4) "Racial profiling" means a law enforcement-initiated action based on an individual's race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than on the individual's behavior or on information identifying the individual as having engaged in criminal activity. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025. Text of article effective on January 1, 2025 Art. 2B.0052. RACIAL PROFILING PROHIBITED. A peace officer may not engage in racial profiling. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025. Statute text rendered on: 9/1/2024 - 125 - CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE Text of article effective on January 1, 2025 Art. 2B.0053. LAW ENFORCEMENT POLICY ON RACIAL PROFILING. (a) In this article, "law enforcement agency" means an agency of this state, or of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state, that employs peace officers who make motor vehicle stops in the routine performance of the officers' official duties. (b) Each law enforcement agency shall adopt a detailed written policy on racial profiling. The policy must: (1) clearly define acts constituting racia