Removes a July 1, 2019, expiration date on laws governing the use of body worn cameras by law enforcement and corrections agencies.
Amends Public Records Act (PRA) provisions governing body worn camera recordings to make them permanent and applicable to all law enforcement and corrections agencies that deploy body worn cameras.
Amends the definition of "intimate image" under the PRA provisions applicable to body worn camera recordings.
Provides that destruction of body worn camera recordings must be in accordance with the applicable records retention schedule.
From the House Bill Report (SB 6408), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
AN ACT Relating to body worn cameras, but only with respect to making existing requirements and public records act provisions governing body worn cameras permanent and applicable to all law enforcement and corrections agencies deploying body worn cameras, strengthening privacy protections for intimate images in body worn camera recordings, and clarifying records retention requirements for body worn camera recordings;