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Standard 2 Each peace officer who stops a motor vehicle for an alleged violation ora law or -- ordin~ce regulating traffic, or who stops a pedestrian for any suspected offense repons to the employing law enforcement agency information relating to the stop, to include: · a physical description of each person detained, including gender and the person's -- race or ethnicity, as stated by the person, or, if the person does not state a race or ethnicity, as determined by the officer's best judgment; · the traffic law or ordinance alleged to have been violated or the suspected offense; -- · whether the officer conducted a search as a result of the stop and, if so, whether the person stopped consented to the search; · whither any contraband was discovered in the course of the search, and the type - of contraband discovered; ,, whether probable cause to search existed, and the facts supporting the existence of that probable cause; -- · whether the officer made an an'est as a result of the stop or the search, including a statement of the offense charged; _ · the street address or approximate location of the stop; and · whether the officer issued a warning or citation as a result of the stop, including a description of the warning or a statement of the violation charged. Commentary The information required by 2.133 TCCP is used to complete the agency reporting requirements found in Article 2.134. A peace officer and an agency may be exempted from this requirement under Article 2.135 -- TCCP Exemption for Agencies Using Video and Audio Equipment. An agency may be exempt fi.om this reporting requirement by applying for the funds from the Department of Public Safety for video and audio equipment and the State does not supply those funds. Section 2.135 (a)(2) states, "the governing body of -- the county or municipality served by the law enforcement agency, in conjunction with the law enforcement agency, certifies to the Department of Public Safety, not later than the date specified by rule by the departraent, that the law enforcement agency needs funds or video and audio equipment for the purpose of installing video and audio equipment as described by Subsection (a) (1) (A) and the agency does not -- receive from the state funds for video and audio equipment sufficient, as determined by the department, for the agency to accomphsh that purpos . -- Standard 3 The agency compiles the information collected under 2.132 and 2.133 and analyzes the information identified in 2.13 3. . Commentary, Senate Bill 1074 from the 77t~ Session of the Texas Legislature created requirements for law enforcement agencies to gather specific information and to report it to each county or municipality served. New sections -- of law were added to the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding the reporting of traffic and pedestrian stops. Detained is defined as when a person stopped is not free to leave. -- Article 2.134 TCCP requires the agency to compile and provide and analysis of the information collected by peace officer employed by the agency. The report is provided to the governing body of the municipality or county no later than March 1 of each year and covers the previous calendar year. -- There is data collection and reporting required based on Article 2.132 CCP (tier one) and Article 2.133 CCP (tier two). 2 of 4