SB1575 Summary

• Allows private citizens to record law enforcement officers performing public duties in public places if the conversation is audible to the unassisted ear, without requiring officer consent or law enforcement direction.

• Defines "public place" to include streets, sidewalks, parks, highways (including inside motor vehicles), and common areas of public and private facilities and buildings.

• Requires that if a recorded conversation used as evidence of officer misconduct is found to have been intentionally altered by the complainant to inaccurately reflect the incident, it must be referred to the appropriate State's Attorney for prosecution determination.

• Amends the State Police Act and Uniform Peace Officers' Disciplinary Act to incorporate the same requirements regarding altered recordings used in misconduct complaints.

• Takes effect immediately upon becoming law.