AN ACT PERMITTING REDACTION FEES FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS CREATED BY POLICE BODY-WORN RECORDING EQUIPMENT OR DASHBOARD CAMERAS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
What changed between versions
Added ten new definitions including 'law enforcement unit', 'police officer', 'body-worn recording equipment', 'dashboard camera', 'digital data storage device or service', 'police patrol vehicle', 'freedom of information act', 'requesting party', 'involved person', and 'redact'.
Added requirements for the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection and Police Officer Standards and Training Council to jointly evaluate and approve minimal technical specifications for recording equipment and storage devices.
Added mandatory usage requirements for police officers to wear body-worn recording equipment while interacting with the public, with specific positioning requirements above the midline of the torso.
Added requirement for each law enforcement unit to require dashboard camera usage in each police patrol vehicle based on unit policy and guidelines.
Added restrictions prohibiting law enforcement employees from editing, erasing, copying, sharing, or altering recordings except as required by state or federal law.
Added specific disclosure timelines requiring recordings to be disclosed within 48-96 hours for formal statements or disciplinary investigations, with a maximum 144-hour delay for medical or psychological reasons.
Modified the bill title and purpose to explicitly state that redaction fees apply to records created under the Freedom of Information Act, expanding the original scope beyond just fee authorization.
Removed the original simple statement of purpose that only authorized redaction fees for time and money spent reviewing records, replacing it with comprehensive operational requirements.