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The Virginia House of Delegates passed legislation that would prohibit the state police and local police departments from issuing formal or informal quotas on how many arrests they should have in a given time period.
House Bill 750, sponsored by Del. Robert Bell, R-Albemarle County, passed the chamber unanimously, with support from every Republican and Democrat.
The legislation prohibits any Virginia agency, any department employing police, any sheriff, any police force and the state police department from issuing such quotas. Under current law, police departments are not required to establish quotas, but they are permitted to do so. Some civil rights groups have encouraged the state to ban quotas, warning it could lead to illegal arrests when officers are trying to meet quota…
