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IN SB0122
Bill
Status
1/5/2016
Primary Sponsor
Lonnie Randolph
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AI Summary
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Requires state and local law enforcement agencies that install recording systems in patrol cars to adopt a written policy governing their use, applicable to state police, county sheriffs, city police, town police, and town marshals.
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Mandates recording of all traffic stops, with recording beginning no later than when the officer determines a stop is necessary or emergency lights are activated, and continuing until the stop is completed and both parties have left the scene.
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Allows officers to delay activation of recording systems only when an immediate threat to officer safety makes activation impossible or dangerous, requiring activation at the first reasonable opportunity.
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Requires policies to establish procedures for handling recording system malfunctions, with officers immediately documenting and notifying supervisors of any technical difficulties, failures, or problems.
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Requires officers to document or record the reason why any traffic stop was not recorded or was not recorded in its entirety, effective July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Operation of dashboard cameras. Requires a state or local government law enforcement agency that installs audiovisual recording systems in the agency's patrol cars to adopt a policy regarding the use of the recording system. Provides that the policy must: (1) require all traffic stops to be recorded; (2) establish a procedure to follow if the recording system malfunctions; and (3) require a law enforcement officer to document the reason why a traffic stop was not recorded or was not recorded in its entirety.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Homeland Security & Transportation
1/5/2016