STATEMENT TO

 

[First Reprint]

SENATE, No. 1163

 

with Assembly Floor Amendments

(Proposed by Assemblywoman TUCKER)

 

ADOPTED: AUGUST 27, 2020


 

      These Assembly amendments provide exceptions to the requirement under the bill that every uniformed State, county, and municipal patrol law enforcement officer wear a body worn camera that electronically records audio and video while acting in the performance of the officer’s official duties.

      As provided in the amendments, the exceptions to wearing a body worn camera include:

      (1) while engaging in an undercover assignment;

      (2) when assigned to non-uniformed duties;

      (3) while serving in an administrative position within the Department;

      (4) while meeting with a confidential informant;

      (5) while engaging in union representation of a member of the collective bargaining group;

      (6) when directed by the Chief or a superior officer for a lawful purpose;

      (7) a detective or investigator of a county prosecutor’s office or Division of Criminal Justice when authorized by the County Prosecutor or Attorney General; or

      (8) at the request of a member of the public pursuant to rules developed by the Attorney General.