For purposes of this chapter, “arrest quota” means any requirement regarding the number of arrests made, or the number of citations issued, by a peace officer, or parking enforcement employee, or the proportion of those arrests made and citations issued by a peace officer or parking enforcement employee, relative to the arrests made and citations issued by another peace officer or parking enforcement employee, or group of officers or employees.
Chapter 7Arrest Quotas
Section § 41600
This law defines an “arrest quota” as any rule that sets a specific number of arrests or tickets that a peace officer or parking enforcement officer is required to meet. It also covers rules that compare the number of arrests and tickets one officer makes to another, or among groups of officers.
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Section § 41601
This section defines the term "citation" as any kind of official notice telling someone they need to appear in court, have a traffic or parking violation, or similar situations.
For purposes of this chapter, “citation” means a notice to appear, notice of violation, or notice of parking violation.
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Section § 41601.5
This section explains that when they refer to an "agency" in this chapter, it also includes the Regents of the University of California.
For purposes of this chapter, “agency” includes the Regents of the University of California.
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Section § 41602
This law ensures that no state or local agency can impose a policy that forces their police officers or parking enforcement staff to meet arrest quotas. This means officers aren't required to make a certain number of arrests as part of their job expectations.
No state or local agency employing peace officers or parking enforcement employees engaged in the enforcement of this code or any local ordinance adopted pursuant to this code, may establish any policy requiring any peace officer or parking enforcement employees to meet an arrest quota.
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Section § 41603
This law states that police officers and parking enforcement employees shouldn't be judged solely on the number of arrests or citations they issue when it comes to promotions, demotions, dismissals, or receiving benefits. Instead, these numbers can be part of a broader evaluation of their job performance, alongside factors like attendance, punctuality, work safety, civilian complaints, commendations, demeanor, training, and professional judgment.
No state or local agency employing peace officers or parking enforcement employees engaged in the enforcement of this code shall use the number of arrests or citations issued by a peace officer or parking enforcement employees as the sole criterion for promotion, demotion, dismissal, or the earning of any benefit provided by the agency. Those arrests or citations, and their ultimate dispositions, may only be considered in evaluating the overall performance of a peace officer or parking enforcement employees. An evaluation may include, but shall not be limited to, criteria such as attendance, punctuality, work safety, complaints by
civilians,
commendations, demeanor, formal training, and professional judgment.
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