§ 27-9-3. Bias-based policing by public servants, who are police officers, on the basis of appearance, ethnicity, immigration status, manner of dress, national origin, physical characteristics, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression prohibited; exception.  


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  • A public servant, who is a police officer, shall not exercise differential treatment of individuals in rendering police services based on a person's appearance, ethnicity, immigration status, manner of dress, national origin, physical characteristics, race, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. A public servant, who is a police officer, shall not base reasonable suspicion for an investigative detention, probable cause for an arrest, or any other police action, on a person's appearance, ethnicity, immigration status, manner of dress, national origin, physical characteristics, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. A public servant, who is a police officer, may take into account the reported appearance, ethnicity, immigration status, manner of dress, national origin, physical characteristics, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression for the purpose of identifying a described individual.

(Ord. No. 10-07, § 1, 5-9-07; Ord. No. 09-08, § 1, 4-9-08)