AZ House Bill 2319: Bill limits how citizens film law enforcement
The bill’s sponsor said it’s to help protect police officers and the public, while others are concerned there are constitutional issues involved.
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The bill’s sponsor said it’s to help protect police officers and the public, while others are concerned there are constitutional issues involved.
A new bill in the Arizona state legislature would prevent people from filming police officers closer than 15 feet away.
Some Arizona lawmakers are looking to change the way people can record police encounters, calling for a distance requirement that anyone with a camera must remain to record a police officer.
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In short, the bill aims to provide DPS officers with body cameras. Currently, DPS has 150 body cameras in service. All of them are part of a trial run. However, the legislation comes with restrictions. “The question is for this government paid for footage, who gets to see it?” Rep. John Kavanagh said. What are the restrictions? Under the proposal, body camera footage may only be released if one of the following conditions are met. If everyone in the video, other than the officers, consents to be shown (or next of kin in case of someone being deceased). There is an important “public pu...