(1) 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.
(2) 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.
(3) 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.
(4) A violation of this section is a Class B misdemeanor, subject to fine only.
(5) As used in this section: “Public employee” means any person holding a position by appointment or employment in the service of a public employer;
(6) “Public employer” means: The state of Tennessee; or
(7) A county, city, town, municipality, or any other political subdivision of the state;
(8) “Public official” means a person elected to any office or entity of state or local government; and
(9) “Traffic offense” means an offense under title 55.