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House approves law prohibiting numeric ticket quotas after sharp floor debate
Utah House of Representatives · February 6, 2007
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Summary
The House passed HB 255 to ban police administrators from directing officers to meet numeric citation quotas. Supporters said quotas produce selective enforcement; opponents warned the measure interrupts municipal management and supervisor‑subordinate relations. The bill passed 38–34–3.
House Bill 255, intended to prohibit law‑enforcement administrators from imposing numeric ticket quotas, passed the Utah House on Feb. 6 after heated floor debate about local control and police accountability.
Representative Veil Hanson, the sponsor, said the bill targets practices in which…
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