An Act addressing discriminatory police reporting

SD 1789 creates legal consequences for making false police reports based on protected characteristics like race, gender, or sexual orientation. It allows individuals falsely reported to sue for damages or an injunction, and criminalizes such false reports with fines up to $5,000 or 2.5 years in jail. The bill directly affects people who make discriminatory false reports and those targeted by them. Key provisions require that a report must lack "reasonable suspicion" of a crime or threat based on the total circumstances. This bill changes both civil liability and criminal penalties for discriminatory false reporting.