AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 21-21-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE GOVERNING AUTHORITIES OF MUNICIPALITIES TO PROVIDE POLICE OFFICERS, WHO ARE ON PATROL, WITH BODY-WORN CAMERAS,TO DEFINE THE TERM “BODY-WORN CAMERA”,TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COUNTY BOARDS OF SUPERVISORS TO INCLUDE ALLOCATIONS FOR BODY-WORN CAMERAS IN THE ANNUAL BUDGETS FOR SHERIFFS’ OFFICES,TO AMEND SECTION 19-25-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE DEPUTY SHERIFFS, WHO ARE ON PATROL, TO WEAR BODY-WORN CAMERAS,TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PENALTIES FOR POLICE OFFICERS AND SHERIFF DEPUTIES WHO FAIL TO WEAR BODY-WORN CAMERAS WHILE ON PATROL,AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Requires the governing authorities of municipalities to provide police officers, who are on patrol, with body worn cameras,defines the term body worn camera,requires county boards of supervisors to include allocations for body worn cameras in the annual budgets for sheriffs’ offices,requires deputy sheriffs, who are on patrol, to wear body worn cameras,creates a new section to provide certain penalties for police officers and sheriff deputies who fail to wear body worn cameras while on patrol.
