CT SB01222

Requires police officers to wear body-worn recording equipment while interacting with the public and mandates dashboard cameras in all police patrol vehicles, subject to department policies and guidelines established by the Commissioner of Emergency Services and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council.

Prohibits editing, erasing, copying, or sharing of body-worn or dashboard camera recordings except as required by state or federal law, and allows officers to review recordings for report preparation and disciplinary investigations within specified timeframes before public disclosure.

Establishes restrictions on recording certain situations including communications with other law enforcement, undercover operations, officers on break, medical/psychological evaluations, and recordings of minors and domestic/sexual abuse victims, with limited exceptions for disclosure.

Creates a fee structure for public records requests of body-worn and dashboard camera recordings, waiving the first 2 hours of labor costs for general requests and 4 hours for involved persons, with additional costs capped at $100 per hour of actual recording time, but waiving all fees for officer shooting incidents and misconduct allegations.

Takes effect October 1, 2023, and amends Connecticut General Statutes sections 29-6d and 1-212 to establish these body camera requirements and redaction fee provisions.