Resolutions
At each of the annual conferences members have the opportunity to vote on additional resolutions to aid in focusing the efforts of the organization. Since 1977 several of these resolutions have been introduced and become part of the CARE history.
| Year | Title | Resolution | Amendment |
| 1980 | Uniform Holiday Time Frames for 1980 | Encourage participating agencies to utilize uniform time frames for the 1980 holiday periods as established by the National Safety Council | Expired end of 1980 |
| Identify Drinking and Intoxicated Drivers as Primary Objectives of Enforcement | Encourage participants to identify the drinking and intoxicated driver as a primary objective of their 1980 enforcement programs and that statewide agencies take the lead in such programs, but encourage local agency participation | Expired end of 1980 | |
| Seatbelt and Child Restraint Usage Public Information and Education Effort | Encourage the use of seats belts by C.A.R.E. membership, members will strongly urge all employees to use seat belts and strengthen 1980 campaigns to encourage use of restraint systems by all passengers and children in all motor vehicles | Expired end of 1980 | |
| Strict Enforcement of Truck and Commercial Vehicle Regulations | Encourage participating agencies to maintain strict enforcement programs and policies regarding truck and commercial motor vehicle regulations in 1980 | Expired end of 1980 | |
| 1981 | Amendment of C.A.R.E. Bylaws | Permit a deputy administrative head of a state law enforcement agency to hold the position of National Chairman, rather than restricting the post to administrative heads of those agencies | No permanent change in Bylaws |
| 1982 | Amendment of C.A.R.E. Bylaws | Amendments to Bylaws Article II
Add strict enforcement of alcohol related offenses and enforcement of other accident causing violations |
No permanent change in Bylaws |
| 1984 | The All American Buckle Up | Agree with the concept and promotion of the "All American Buckle-up campaign | Replaced by National Primary Safety Belt Law (see 1993 C.A.R.E. resolutions) |
| Standardized Field Sobriety Testing | Encourage law enforcement administrators to develop and implement SFST | Replaced by amended SFST
(see 1993 C.A.R.E. resolutions) |
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| Support Mandatory Safety Belt Use Legislation | Encourage states to support and work toward passage of legislation requiring occupants of motor vehicles to wear safety belts | Still in effect | |
| Tribute to The Columbia Broadcasting Company | Formally recognize CBS for its airing of "License to Kill, a film about the hazards of the drunk driver | Removed at 1995 Conference | |
| Use of Sobriety Checkpoints | Urge each state to promote the use of sobriety checkpoints as part of a carefully planned program designed to provide a high degree of deterrence | Still in effect | |
| 1985 | Standardized Seatbelt Release Mechanism | Recommend that NHTSA and automobile manufacturers standardize all seatbelt release mechanisms on cars sold in the US and use quick release style like those on aircraft | Still in effect |
| "D" Day on Trafficways | Recommend that law enforcement agencies across the nation participate in 1985 "D" Day | Expired in 1985 | |
| Enforcement of Pedestrian Regulations | Recommend that law enforcement agencies enforce existing regulations prohibiting pedestrians on 55 NMSL highways | Amended in 1992
(see 1992 C.A.R.E. resolutions) |
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| 1986 | Amendment of C.A.R.E. Bylaws | Recommend to the Executive Committee that C.A.R.E. open membership to Governors' Safety Representatives, in order to more effectively and efficiently achieve C.A.R.E. goals | No Permanent Change in Bylaws |
| Invitation for Canadian Participation | Resolve that National Chairman invite RCMP, Ontario Provincial police and Surete du Quebec to participate in the 1986 program and send representatives to the 1987 conference | Expired in 1987 | |
| Holiday Emphasis Periods | Promote, through a unified effort, special emphasis program for specified holidays | Still in effect | |
| Improved Commercial Vehicle Safety | Recommend to U.S. Congress, certain amendments to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and the development of federally funded state programs for vehicle and hazardous material cargo inspections | Still in effect | |
| Occupant Restraint | Include seatbelt and child restraint enforcement efforts in C.A.R.E. reports | Still in effect | |
| Radar Detector Prohibition | Forward model radar detector prohibition legislation to governors of all 50 states and recommend its adoption by each state's legislature in their next general session | Still in effect | |
| Seat Belt Violation Primary | Recommend that states with secondary violation restraint laws establish them as primary | Replaced by National Primary Safety Belt Law (see 1993 C.A.R.E. resolutions) | |
| Thanksgiving Day Reporting Period | Include the Thanksgiving Day holiday period as part of the national reporting program | Still in effect | |
| Truck Safety | Petition the Secretary of Transportation to combine all commercial vehicle enforcement under one unit within the US DOT to simplify liaison with the individual states | Expired 1/1/96 | |
| 1987 | Commercial Vehicle Enforcement | Make the strict enforcement of Commercial Vehicle/Motor Carrier Safety Laws part of the Operation C.A.R.E. mission and objectives | Still in effect |
| Drug Abuse Prevention Program | Initiate the necessary steps to begin a coordinated national drug abuse prevention through education program | Replaced by amended resolution (see 1992 C.A.R.E.. resolutions) | |
| Mandatory Safety Belt Use Law | Urge states to adopt mandatory primary safety belt laws for all passengers in all vehicles so equipped and transmit this resolution to NHTSA | Replaced by National Primary Safety Belt Law (see 1993 C.A.R.E. resolutions) | |
| Enforcement of the National Maximum Speed Limit | Pledge to continue support for the national maximum speed limit and recommend that all law enforcement agencies enforce it | Expired 11/28/95 | |
| Use of Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus in Detecting Alcohol and/or Drug Impaired Drivers | Recognize that HGN requires a high level of training and take the position that no agency should use HGN until it has implemented a certification plan that has been approved and adopted | Still in effect | |
| 1988 | Definition of Commercial Motor Vehicles | Recommended that all federal laws concerning the definition of motor vehicles be standardized to GVWR in excess of 26,000 lbs and send this resolution to the Secretary of Transportation for dissemination to the Administrator of NHTSA and Congress | Still in effect |
| Maximum Speed Limit Sanctions | Call for incentives to states for the promotion of highway safety improvements, rather than sanctions for poor performance on the 55 MPH Speed Monitoring Program | Expired 11/28/95 | |
| 1989 | Coordinated Interstate Enforcement | Endorse and encourage greater use of multi-jurisdictional coordinated enforcement on common roads between states | Still in effect |
| Enforcement of Laws Relating to the Transportation of Illegal Substances | Support combining concentrated traffic enforcement efforts with efforts to impact criminal activities on major travel corridors, prepare a coordinated plan, seek moral and financial support from NHTSA, and begin implementing the efforts on Memorial Day 1990 weekend | Still in effect | |
| 1990 | Coordinated Interstate Enforcement | Endorse and encourage greater use of multi-jurisdictional coordinated enforcement on common roads between states | Still in effect |
| Enforcement of Laws Relating to the Transportation of Illegal Substances | Support combining concentrated traffic enforcement efforts with established criminal investigative techniques by member agencies to interrupt and confiscate, or at the very least impede or hinder, the transportation of shipments of illegal drugs | Still in effect | |
| 1991 | NHTSA Summer Seat Belt Campaign | Support NHTSA Administrator's national goal of 70% seat belt use by 1992, and support its 1991 Summer Campaign to raise the public seat belt use rate from its current level | Expired in 1992 |
| 1992 | Drug Abuse Prevention Program | Support initiatives of drug abuse prevention through educational programs, because drug and alcohol abuse are major causative factors of highway tragedy | Still in effect |
| Enforcement of Pedestrian Regulations | Recommend that law enforcement agencies across the nation enforce existing laws that prohibit pedestrian traffic along interstate and controlled access highways | Still in effect | |
| 1993 | Mandatory use of Motorcycle Helmets | Support a national goal to have all states enact mandatory helmet laws | Still in effect |
| 1992 Federal Anti-Car Theft Act | Support the national efforts to curtail motor vehicle theft by the use of force and use Operation C.A.R.E. Members to educate the public on preventing it | Still in effect | |
| Cultural Diversity Public Awareness Programs | Encourage law enforcement agencies to develop public awareness programs to specifically address diverse cultures within their jurisdictions | Still in effect | |
| National Primary Safety Belt Law | Recommend that each state adopt legislation whereby safety belt laws are classified as primary laws | Still in effect | |
| Presumptive Blood Alcohol Concentrations | Support the states' attempts to implement legislation which will make .08% Blood Alcohol Concentration the presumptive level of driving under the influence | Still in effect | |
| Standardized Field Sobriety Testing | Support the adoption of IACP's DUI detection and SFST curriculum, or its equivalent, by all state agencies responsible for peace officer standards and training and encourage its use at basic and in-service training | Still in effect | |
| 1994 | National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week | Establish a non-reporting enforcement and PI&E period to coincide with National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week, beginning in 1995 | Still in effect |
| Innovative Methods to Deter DWI Recidivists | Endorse state and local efforts to use creative methods to identify repeat offenders and available technology to restrict their driving privileges | Still in effect | |
| Education Programs on Dangers of Driver Fatigue | Support national efforts to focus awareness on dangers of fatigue and sleep deprivation, especially toward at-risk driver groups and endorse the National Sleep Foundation's 1994 initiative "Drive Alert-Arrive Alive" | Still in effect | |
| Zero Tolerance for Alcohol in Drivers Under Age 21 | Support legislation in all states to prohibit those under 21 years of age from driving with any measurable level of blood alcohol concentration, and to encourage administrative license sanctions against offenders | Still in effect | |
| 1995 | Juveniles and Vehicle Theft | Support legislation that focuses on the first time vehicle theft offender and provides appropriate punishment to discourage future criminal activity | Still in effect |
| Motorcycle Helmet Standards | Recommend that the U.S. Department of Transportation conduct a rulemaking to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 218 regarding Motorcycle Helmet Standards | Still in effect | |
| Concern for the Elderly | Support an examination of the license renewal procedures in various states for older drivers | Still in effect | |
| Responsible License Plate System | Petition the AAMVA to study the proliferation of specialty license plates to make sure that their member states have considered law enforcement concerns | Still in effect | |
| Increased Penalties for Vehicle Pursuits | Support legislation for increased penalties for violations committed while attempting to evade arrest by failing to comply with the order of a police officer to stop and to make a second or subsequent conviction of such crime a felony | Still in effect | |
| Truck Tire and Rim Safety Standards | Support petition #2696 submitted to NHTSA by the Pennsylvania State Police and Pennsylvania DOT regarding additional regulations and safety standards for new and retreaded commercial vehicle tires and wheel/rim securement systems | Still in effect | |
| North American Free Trade Agreement Enforcement Considerations | Encourage participants to activity enforce laws regulating the operation of commercial vehicles at levels consistent with the increase in commercial vehicle traffic brought about by the NAFTA agreement | Still in effect | |
| Incorporating Operation C.A.R.E. | Engage legal counsel to study the issue of the incorporation of Operation C.A.R.E. | Still in effect | |
| 1996 | Amendment of C.A.R.E. Bylaws | Amendment to Article II
Adding "not driving with a suspended or revoked drivers license" to mission and objectives of Operation C.A.R.E. |
No Permanent Change in Bylaws |
| National Primary Safety Belt Law | Recommended to NHTSA, Federal DOT and U.S. that some federal highway safety funds be used as incentives for states to enact primary safety belt laws | Still in effect | |
| Suspended or Revoked Drivers | Recommend states adopt legislation to increase penalties for driving with suspended or revoked licenses and members ensure strict enforcement | Still in effect | |
| Child Passenger Protection | Encourages law enforcement agencies to place child restraint education and enforcement as a high priority | Still in effect | |
| Construction Work Zone Safety | Urges states to enact legislation that doubles the fines for traffic offenses committed in highway work areas and for agencies to actively enforce traffic laws in construction areas | Still in effect | |
| Use of Qualified Accident Reconstructionists | Encourage all members to adopt or expand existing accident reconstruction programs within their agencies | Still in effect | |
| Car/Truck Safety | Supports the "No Zone" campaign by educating and training the public on how to safely share the road with large trucks |
Still in effect | |
| Traffic Law Enforcement is the Most Effective Means to Ensure Highway Safety | Urges the U.S. DOT to ensure that appropriate focus shall continue on traffic law enforcement as the swiftest and most certain method to ensure highway safety | Still in effect | |
| Prohibition of Devices Which Detect or Interfere with Speed Measurement Devices | Supports legislation prohibiting the sale, possession or use of any speed measurement device detector or jamming device in any motor vehicle | Still in effect | |
| Operation C.A.R.E. Incorporation and Tax Exempt Status | Proposes obtaining tax exempt status under Internal Revenue Service rules and regulations using Operation C.A.R.E. funds | Still in effect | |
| Speed Limit Enforcement | Encourage all law enforcement agencies to more strictly enforce the speeding laws within their jurisdictions | Still in effect | |
| 1997 | Responsibility to Stringently Enforce Violations of the Aggressive Driver | To encourage nationwide highway safety initiatives targeting "the aggressive driver," for the primary purpose of reducing deaths, injuries and property damage occurring on our highways | Still in effect |
| Prohibition of Persons Riding in the Open Bed of Pickup Trucks | Encourage states to enact legislation prohibiting from riding in the open beds of pickup trucks | Still in effect | |
| Motor Vehicle Pursuits | Encourage law enforcement agencies to adopt responsible pursuit policies and for legislatures to enact criminal penalties for persons that attempt to evade arrest by failing to stop their motor vehicle | Still in effect | |
| Underage Drinking and Driving | Encourage states to provide support for law enforcement programs targeting underage drinking and driving | Still in effect | |
| Electronic Transfer of Public Safety Information | Encourage states to provide financial support for computerization and data access, transfer and sharing by public safety agencies | Still in effect | |
| Bicycle Helmet Use | Encourage each state to enact legislation requiring the use of bicycle helmets, and for law enforcement agencies to promote bicycle helmet use | Still in effect | |
| Railroad Crossing Safety | Encourage law enforcement agencies to promote railroad crossing safety and strictly enforce railroad crossing laws | Still in effect | |
| Commercial Driver Disqualification using
speed as criteria |
Support and recommend amendment to 49 CFR, Part 383.5, to reflect a reduction to 10 miles per hour or above the posted limit as the criteria for determining a commercial vehicle "serious traffic violation" | Still in effect | |
| 1998 | Buckle Up America | Support "Buckle Up America", endorsing education enforcement initiatives, training in compliance of seatbelt and child safety seat laws and implementing zero tolerance on all seatbelt and child restraints during C.A.R.E. holidays | Still in effect |