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This resolution addresses motorcycle profiling, a practice where law enforcement targets individuals solely because they ride motorcycles or wear motorcycle-related clothing. The resolution highlights the growing number of motorcycle registrations (from 3.8 million in 1997 to 8.6 million in 2015) and notes that a 2016 survey found approximately half of motorcyclists surveyed believed they had been profiled by law enforcement. It defines motorcycle profiling as the illegal use of a person's motorcycle-related appearance or status as a basis for stopping, questioning, searching, or taking enforcement action against them. The resolution calls for three key actions: supporting increased public awareness about motorcycle profiling, encouraging collaboration between the motorcycle community and law enforcement to end such practices, and urging law enforcement agencies to include statements condemning motorcycle profiling in their written policies and training materials. Additionally, the resolution instructs the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives to prepare and distribute copies of the resolution to all law enforcement agencies in Missouri, demonstrating a formal commitment to addressing this issue.

https://house.mo.gov/Bill.aspx?bill=HCR5&year=2025&code=R