California Police Don’t Have to State Their Gender in Reports to Anti-Bias Panel, Court Rules

Attorney General Bonta wanted the requirement to help determine if discrimination played a role in traffic stops. Law enforcement pushed back.
California Police Don’t Have to State Their Gender in Reports to Anti-Bias Panel, Court Rules
Santa Ana Police officers pull over a driver in Santa Ana, Calif., on Sept. 20, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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Police in California no longer will be asked to disclose their gender identity to an anti-discrimination board for traffic stops after a recent ruling in Sacramento County Superior Court.

Regulations that began in January under California Attorney General Rob Bonta required police officers to include if they are cisgender, transgender, or nonbinary in reports they submit on traffic stops, with the data used to analyze if an officer’s gender affected who they stopped.