Virginia House Bill 750 – Arrest and Summons Quotas; Prohibition


Bill No.:
HB 750
Bill Location:
VirginiaAssembly / House
Bill Title:

Arrest and Summons Quotas; Prohibition

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NMA Recommendation:
Support

House Bill 750 would prohibit law enforcement agencies throughout Virginia from “establishing a formal or informal quota that requires a law-enforcement officer to make a specific number of arrests or issue a specific number of summonses within a designated period of time.” It has already passed the House and will now move to the Senate.

The NMA supports this measure. Law enforcement officers should never be pressured to issue tickets in order to meet a performance-based quota. To do so results in unnecessary, and often unjustified, ticketing which is unfair to motorists and breeds distrust between the community and police.


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