RI S2389

Police body-worn camera recordings must be made available within 30 days of a request, including use-of-force incidents under investigation; agencies may petition for a 20-day extension if release would substantially interfere with an investigation.

Civil fines for knowing and willful violations increase from $2,000 to $4,000, and reckless violations from $1,000 to $2,000; courts may also impose $100 per day for each day records were improperly withheld.

Copying costs reduced from $0.15 to $0.05 per page, and the first two hours of search/retrieval and redaction time are free (previously one hour).

Arrest log availability extended from 5 days to 30 days prior to the request; final internal affairs investigation reports and names of officers found to have engaged in misconduct requiring prosecutorial disclosure are now public records.

911 calls become releasable to callers, individuals heard on calls, and subjects who required emergency services (or their next of kin if incapacitated or deceased), without requiring a court order.