A 5065 New Jersey General Assembly · 2024-2025 Regular Session

Establishes "End Crimes to Clicks Act"; limits disclosure of body worn camera recordings under State's open public records law.

The "End Crimes to Clicks Act" (A5065) limits public access to law enforcement body worn camera recordings under New Jersey's open public records law (OPRA), making them generally unavailable to the public. The bill exempts these recordings from disclosure unless the requester is a "subject" of the recording - defined as an officer, suspect, victim, or similarly involved person - or their legal next of kin if the subject is deceased. It explicitly excludes incidental bystanders from this definition and clarifies that private individuals retain the right to record and share their own videos of police interactions. The law aims to prevent commercial exploitation and editing of such recordings that could harm reputations.
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Introduced Dec 9, 2024 Last action Dec 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Public Safety and Preparedness Committee
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