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CA AB2611

Bill

Status

Failed

11/30/2016

Primary Sponsor

Evan Low

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Origin

State Assembly

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Prohibits public agencies from disclosing visual or audio recordings of a peace officer's death in the line of duty unless authorized by the officer's immediate family.

  • Requires public agencies to disclose such recordings when the peace officer's immediate family authorizes the disclosure.

  • Adds Section 6254.36 to the Government Code to create this conditional exemption from California's Public Records Act.

  • Includes legislative findings that the exemption protects law enforcement officers and their families from emotional trauma and shields the public from graphic imagery, while balancing public access rights.

  • Specifies no state reimbursement is required for local agencies or school districts to implement this provision.

Legislative Description

The California Public Records Act: visual or audio recording of peace officer's death: conditional exemption from disclosure.

Last Action

From committee without further action.

11/30/2016

Committee Referrals

Judiciary8/18/2016
Appropriations6/29/2016
Public Safety6/22/2016
Judiciary6/2/2016
Rules5/23/2016
Appropriations4/20/2016
Privacy and Consumer Protection4/13/2016
Judiciary3/17/2016

Full Bill Text

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