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GA HB1013
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/18/2014
Primary Sponsor
Sam Moore
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AI Summary
- Citizens are granted the legal right to record any subject or activity in any public or private place and at any public meeting, including the actions of public officers, using photography, video, audio, or any other means of capturing information
- Public officers are prohibited from preventing any person—including those suspected of committing an offense—from recording, and may only confiscate a recording device if it is intentionally used to cause physical harm
- Public officers are prohibited from erasing, deleting, destroying, or obfuscating any recording belonging to a member of the public, even if the citizen requested or agreed to the deletion
- Violations give rise to a civil cause of action entitling the prevailing plaintiff to actual damages, punitive damages, and attorney's fees, notwithstanding state sovereign immunity provisions
- Violations are deemed outside the scope of a public officer's duties and constitute a felony punishable under Code Section 16-10-94
Legislative Description
Georgia Right to Record Act; enact
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/20/2014
Full Bill Text
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