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POLICY & PROCEDURE MANUAL - City of Champaign

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A. The <strong>Champaign</strong> Police Department will participate inthe traffic stop/field contact statistical study.1. Whenever an <strong>of</strong>ficer issues a Uniform TrafficCitation or warning citation for an allegedviolation <strong>of</strong> the Illinois Vehicle Code, he shallcomplete the Traffic Stop Data Sheet / StopCard.B. Data Compilation.1. Standardized forms for data collection shall beprovided by the department and utilized by the<strong>of</strong>ficer making the stop.2. Once completed, forms shall be forwarded in thesame manner as traffic citations. Shiftsupervisors and District Commanders shallconduct periodic audits <strong>of</strong> traffic stops andcompleted forms in order to ensure compliance,completeness, and consistency.3. The data collected shall be transmitted to theIllinois Department <strong>of</strong> Transportation (IDOT) in aformat approved by IDOT in accordance with 625ILCS 5/11-212.4. Information related to the data collected asrequired by the Public Act 93-209 and this orderis not subject to the Freedom <strong>of</strong> Information Actand shall not be released to the public or otherorganization(s) unless required by law or order <strong>of</strong>the court.C. Driving Population Data Collection.1. In order to obtain accurate driving populationdata, <strong>of</strong>ficers completing traffic crash reports willnote their subjective determination <strong>of</strong> the race <strong>of</strong>each driver. The person’s race shall be selectedfrom the following list: Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic, Native American / Alaskan,or Asian/Pacific Islander.Page 2 <strong>of</strong> 2

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