Bill to block traffic citation quotas passes Oklahoma Senate

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Senate passed a measure that would prohibit law enforcement from requiring officers to meet traffic citation quotas.

Sen. Nathan Dahm, (R)-Broken Arrow, authored Senate Bill 1264.

“It’s an unspoken rule that some jurisdictions may emphasize issuing citations at different times

to generate more revenue,” Dahm said.

The bill includes suggesting that employee evaluations, promotions, compensation or discipline may be based on issuing a certain number of traffic citations.

“Our law enforcement officers, justices and judges should not be pressured by their employers to write additional tickets or collect revenue to keep their jobs.”

Dahm says police should be focused on protecting citizens.

The measure is now available for consideration by the House of Representatives.