Body-worn cameras; require cities and counties to provide to police officers and deputy sheriffs.

HB 408 would require Mississippi cities to provide body-worn cameras to police officers during patrols and counties to include funding for body-worn cameras in the sheriff's annual budget. The bill defines body-worn cameras as devices that record audio and video and mandates that deputy sheriffs wear them while on patrol. Failure to wear a camera would result in penalties for officers or deputies. This bill would directly affect police officers in cities and deputy sheriffs in counties across Mississippi.