SUBCHAPTER B. RACIAL PROFILING; MOTOR VEHICLE STOPS
Text of article effective on January 01, 2025
Art. 2B.0051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Bodily injury" has the meaning assigned by Section 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.