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407San Luis Obispo Police Department
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DepartmentRacial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) - 1Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA)
407.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE
On January 1, 2022, the Department is required to begin collecting data on all stops conducted by
peace officers within the Department. Commencing on or before April 1, 2023, the Department is
required to annually report to the California Attorney General data on all stops conducted by peace
officers within the Department during the preceding calendar year (Government Code § 12525.5).
407.1.1 DEFINITIONS
The following definitions relate to terms used within this policy:
Peace officer: Any sworn Department Member working outside a custodial setting.
Stop: Any detention of a person and/or search, including a consensual search, of the person’s
body or property in the person’s possession or control.
407.2 DATA COLLECTION
Peace officers within the Department shall complete all applicable data fields in Crossroads RIPA
Form as identified in AB 953 and California Government Code 12525.5. =. The data fields include,
but are not limited to, the following:
1.The time, date, duration and location of the stop.
2.The reason for the stop.
3.The result of the stop, such as, no action, warning, citation, property seized or arrest.
4.If a warning or citation was issued, the warning provided or violation cited.
5.If an arrest was made, the offense charged.
6.The perceived race or ethnicity, gender, and approximate age of the person stopped,
provided that the identification of these characteristics shall be based on the
observation and perception of the peace officer making the stop, and the information
shall not be requested from the person stopped. When reporting the required data
elements, the peace officer shall make his or her determination based on personal
observation only. For motor vehicle stops, this section only applies to the driver, unless
any actions specified under subsection 7 apply in relation to a passenger, in which
case the characteristics specified in this section shall also be reported for him or her.
7.Actions taken by the peace officer during the stop, including, but not limited to, the
following:
(a)Whether the peace officer asked for consent to search the person, and, if so,
whether consent was provided.
(b)Whether the peace officer searched the person or any property, and, if so, the
basis for the search and the type of contraband or evidence discovered, if any.
(c)Whether the peace officer seized any property and, if so, the type of property
that was seized and the basis for seizing the property.
San Luis Obispo Police Department
San Luis Obispo PD CA Policy Manual
Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA)
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Published with permission by San Luis Obispo Police
DepartmentRacial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) - 2Stops involving multiple peace officers shall only require reporting by one peace officer. In most
cases, this shall be the peace officer making initial contact.
Sergeants are responsible for approving RIPA data entries that are saved in Crossroads.
Generally, sergeants will approve all entries in a timely manner.
407.3 REPORTING TO THE CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERAL
The Records Supervisor is the custodian of all data collected. The Records Supervisor or their
authorized designee shall ensure data is collected and reported in accordance with Government
Code section 12525.5 and that all data collected is used strictly within the scope of compliance
with this policy. The data provided to the California Attorney General shall not include the name,
address, social security number or other unique personal identifying information of persons
stopped, searched or subjected to a property seizure, and shall not include any unique identifying
information of the peace officer collecting the data. All RIPA data collected is public record and
open to public inspection. No identifying information about the peace officers collecting the data
shall be publicly disclosed. Department Members, other than the Records Supervisor, or his/her
designee, may not access the Department's server to view RIPA data without authorization from
the Chief of Police. The RIPA data collected shall not be used for disciplinary purposes or for use
in performance evaluations. The Records Supervisor shall ensure the collected data is submitted
to the California Department of Justice on a monthly basis.