Post by Logan on Mar 5, 2016 16:23:07 GMT -6
OLYMPIA — The Senate on Friday passed a bill that limits broad requests for police body-camera videos while keeping key footage available to the public.
The chamber passed House Bill 2362 on a 37-9 vote. But because it was amended on the floor, it now heads back to the House for concurrence.
The measure sets rules on what body-camera footage is presumed to be private under the Public Records Act; sets up a task force to examine best practices for their use; and encourages police agencies that plan to use the cameras to adopt policies related to their use.
Under the bill, certain videos would be presumptively private, such as footage that shows a dead body, was recorded in a home or shows a minor. Such footage would be withheld unless the requester can demonstrate that the video is of legitimate public concern.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/washington-senate-passes-bill-on-police-body-cameras/
The chamber passed House Bill 2362 on a 37-9 vote. But because it was amended on the floor, it now heads back to the House for concurrence.
The measure sets rules on what body-camera footage is presumed to be private under the Public Records Act; sets up a task force to examine best practices for their use; and encourages police agencies that plan to use the cameras to adopt policies related to their use.
Under the bill, certain videos would be presumptively private, such as footage that shows a dead body, was recorded in a home or shows a minor. Such footage would be withheld unless the requester can demonstrate that the video is of legitimate public concern.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/washington-senate-passes-bill-on-police-body-cameras/