City of Philadelphia - File #: 210635

• File #: 210635
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/24/2021
• In control: Committee on Public Safety
• Final action: 10/14/2021
• Title: Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to require the maintenance and reporting of certain information related to vehicle stops, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Thomas, Councilmember Johnson, Councilmember Gilmore Richardson, Councilmember Gauthier, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Quiñones Sánchez, Councilmember Parker, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Domb
• Indexes: TRAFFIC CODE

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/27/2021	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
10/14/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL
9/23/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL
9/23/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
9/23/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
9/22/2021	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING NOTICES SENT
9/22/2021	0	Committee on Public Safety	HEARING HELD
9/22/2021	0	Committee on Public Safety	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/24/2021	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred

Title
Amending Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Traffic Code," to require the maintenance and reporting of certain information related to vehicle stops, and making certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Title 12 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 12. TRAFFIC CODE

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CHAPTER 12-200. ADMINISTRATION

? 12-201. Duties of Police Department.

(1) The Police Department shall:

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(e) Continue, in accordance with policies and practices developed in response to the June 21, 2011 Court Approved Settlement Agreement, Class Certification, and Consent Decree entered in Bailey v. City of Philadelphia, to record information relevant to each vehicle stop performed by the Philadelphia Police Department within the city limits (information currently contained within the standard Philadelphia Police Reports referred to as the 78-48A) into an electronic database.

(.1) Within twelve (12) months of the effective date of the ordinance adding this subsection (1)(e) to the Code, the electronic database shall have the capability to retrieve digitized information for all vehicle stops by district control number; police service area; police district incident occurred in and police district assigned officer is assigned to; date, time and location; year, make and model of the vehicle; the drivers' race, ethnicity, and gender, and the race, gender, and ethnicity of passengers, if any; the primary vehicle violation; any and all secondary violations, if any; police action taken, including, but not limited to: whether a warning or citation issued; whether occupant(s) of vehicle were frisked or searched; whether occupant(s) of vehicle were arrested; whether vehicle was frisked or searched; whether the vehicle stop resulted in recovery of contraband, delineated by type: "firearm", "other weapon", "narcotics", o...