Is your state really a
"no-chase" state?
Usually not. No US state bans police chases outright, and none has a law against chasing motorcycles. Only 10 of 51 jurisdictions restrict pursuits by statewide statute at all — everywhere else, each police department writes its own pursuit policy. This site documents what actually governs police chases in every state, with the statute text and policy documents to back it up.
Motorcycle no-chase laws →
The state-by-state guide to the internet's favorite myth — and the real break-off rules.
Pursuit law by state →
All 50 states + DC: statute, policy level, and sources for each.
Police chase statistics →
Deaths, bystander tolls, and trends — NHTSA, JAMA, and investigative data.
Hurt in a chase crash? →
Who pays when a pursuit injures a bystander — immunity, policy violations, claims.
The states with real statewide pursuit restrictions
As of August 2026, these jurisdictions restrict or condition police pursuits by statute — not just department policy:
- Connecticut — Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-283a Statewide conditions
- District of Columbia — D.C. Code § 5-365.02 (Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, as amended by D.C. Law 25-175, June 2024 "Secure DC") Restrictive statute
- Indiana — IC 5-2-1-9 (statewide minimum standards mandate); Law Enforcement Training Board 'Uniform Statewide Policy on Minimum Standards for Vehicle Pursuits,' effective Jan. 1, 2023 Statewide conditions
- Minnesota — Minn. Stat. § 626.8458 Statewide conditions
- New Jersey — N.J. AG Law Enforcement Directive 2022-4 / Use of Force Policy Addendum B (Vehicular Pursuit Policy), not a legislative statute Statewide conditions
- New Mexico — NMSA 1978 §§ 29-20-1 to 29-20-4 (Law Enforcement Safe Pursuit Act) Statewide conditions
- Rhode Island — R.I. Gen. Laws §31-27-4.1, §31-27-4.2 Statewide conditions
- South Carolina — S.C. Code §23-23-85 (Act 218, 2022, effective Jan. 1 2023) Restrictive statute
- Washington — RCW 10.116.060 Statewide conditions
- Wisconsin — Wis. Stat. § 346.03(6) Statewide conditions
Everywhere else, the pursuit decision belongs to the individual agency. Here's how those policies work — and why they get mistaken for laws.
Why this site exists
Search for "no chase law" and you'll find law-firm blogs listing states that supposedly ban chases. Most are wrong, few cite a statute, and almost none note the 2024–2026 changes — Washington's Initiative 2113, DC's Secure DC rollback, Florida's loosened FHP policy. We read the statutes and the policy documents, cite them, and date every page.