(a) A public official or public employee shall not establish or maintain, formally or informally, a plan to evaluate, promote, compensate, or discipline a law enforcement officer solely by the issuance of a predetermined or specified number of any type or combination of types of traffic citations.(b) A public official or public employee shall not require or suggest to a law enforcement officer that the law enforcement officer is required or expected to issue a predetermined or specified number of any type or combination of types of traffic citations within a specified period.(c) Nothing in this section prohibits a municipal corporation, a political subdivision, or any agency of this state from establishing performance standards for law enforcement officers that include issuance of traffic citations but do not require issuance of a predetermined or specified number or any type or combination of types of citations as the sole means of meeting the performance standards.(d) A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine only.(e) As used in this section: (1) 'Public employee' means any person holding a position by appointment or employment in the service of a of this section is a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine only.(e) As used in this section: (1) 'Public employee' means any person holding a position by appointment or employment in the service of a public employer;(2) 'Public employer' means:(A) The state of Tennessee; or(B) A county, city, town, municipality, or any other political subdivision of the state;(3) 'Public official' means a person elected to any office or entity of state or local government; and(4) 'Traffic offense' means an offense under title 55.Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 801, s 1, eff. 10/1/2020. Acts 2010 , ch. 1000, § 1.
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