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SPONSOR: Rep. Neal & Sen. Cruce
Reps. Heffernan, Chukwuocha, Morrison, Lambert,
Snyder-Hall, Kamela Smith, Ross Levin, Berry, Gray,
Morris, Ortega, Romer, Gorman; Sens. Sokola, Walsh,
Hansen, Lockman, Pettyjohn, Poore, Seigfried, Hoffner,
Brown, Buckson, Hocker, Huxtable, Lawson,
Mantzavinos, Paradee, Pinkney, Richardson, Sturgeon,
Townsend, Wilson
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 277
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 21 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO SAFETY DURING TRAFFIC STOPS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
1 Section 1. Amend Part IV, Title 21 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and
2 insertions as shown by underline as follows:
3 Chapter 62. TRAFFIC STOP SAFETY
4 § 6201. Blue Envelope Program.
5 (a) The Delaware State Police and designated partners shall provide and make available upon request an
6 information envelope, or “blue envelope”, for use by a person with disabilities.
7 (b) The blue envelope must meet the following:
8 (1) Be capable of containing a person’s driver’s license, motor vehicle registration certificate, insurance
9 identification card, and other relevant documents.
10 (2) Provide written information on the outside of the envelope identifying the envelope holder as a person
11 with a disability.
12 (3) Provide written guidance for law-enforcement regarding interactions with a person with a disability.
13 (4) Provide written guidance for a person with a disability for safely interacting with law-enforcement during
14 a traffic stop.
SYNOPSIS
This Act codifies the Delaware State Police program that makes available a “blue envelope” for use by a person
with a disability. The intent of this program is to increase safety for both officers and persons with a disability during a
traffic stop. The envelope contains written information for officers regarding interacting with a person with a disability, as
well as guidance for the person with a disability on safe interactions with law-enforcement during a traffic stop. The
envelope is sized to be able to contain a driver’s license, motor vehicle registration card, and insurance identification card
and other related documents.
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