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New York

Title - HR 7356 and S4084

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To prohibit biometric surveillance by the Federal Government without explicit statutory authorization and to withhold certain Federal public safety grants from State and local governments that engage in biometric surveillance.

New York

Title - Initiative 721-A

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This bill would codify a person’s right to record New York City police officers or peace officer acting in their official capacity, with limited exceptions. The bill also allows any individual whose rights are violated to sue the City in state court, an...

This bill would codify a person’s right to record New York City police officers or peace officer acting in their official capacity, with limited exceptions. The bill also allows any individual whose rights are violated to sue the City in state court, and requires reporting related to filming police activities.

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2020 NJ A.B. 5505

Title - New Jerseyans’ Right to Monitor Act

Law Number - 2020 NJ A.B. 5505

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2020 Bill Tracking NJ A.B. 5505

2020 NJ A.B. 5505

Title - New Jerseyans’ Right to Monitor Act

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2020 Bill Tracking NJ A.B. 5505

2021 HB 1223

Title - AN ACT Relating to the uniform electronic recordation of custodial interrogations act

Law Number - 2021 WA H.B. 1223

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Enacting the uniform electronic recordation of custodial interrogations act

2021 MN H.B. 1103

Title - A bill for an act relating to public safety,imposing duties on peace officers and law enforcement agencies regarding video and audio recordings of use of deadly force,providing for a civil remedy,proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

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Relates to public safety,imposes duties on peace officers and law enforcement agencies regarding video and audio recordings of use of deadly force,provides for a civil remedy.

2021 MN H.B. 1103

Title - A bill for an act relating to public safety,imposing duties on peace officers and law enforcement agencies regarding video and audio recordings of use of deadly force,providing for a civil remedy,proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13.

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Relates to public safety,imposes duties on peace officers and law enforcement agencies regarding video and audio recordings of use of deadly force,provides for a civil remedy.

2021 HI H.B. 20

Title - A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RECORDINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

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Establishes the right of persons to record law enforcement activities,establishes a private right of action for violations of the right.

2021 HI H.B. 20

Title - A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO RECORDINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

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Establishes the right of persons to record law enforcement activities,establishes a private right of action for violations of the right.

2020 NV A.B. 3B

Title - AN ACT relating to public safety,authorizing a person to record law enforcement activity in certain circumstances,revising provisions relating to the use of physical force by a peace officer,requiring a peace officer to intervene to prevent the use of unjustified physical force by another peace officer in certain circumstances and to report the observation of the use of unjustified physical force by another peace officer,requiring law enforcement agencies to adopt a written policy regarding the drug and alcohol testing of a peace officer in certain circumstances,providing that the newly effective provisions of law reducing the maximum period of probation or suspension of sentence that may be imposed upon a person apply to persons sentenced on or after July 1, 2020,requiring law enforcement agencies to provide a report to the Legislature containing certain information relating to traffic stops and other stops by law enforcement officers and the software used to process certain information during such traffic stops and other stops,and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

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Authorizes a person to record law enforcement activity,revises provisions relating to the use of physical force by a peace officer,requires a peace officer to intervene to prevent the use of unjustified physical force by another peace officer and report t...

Authorizes a person to record law enforcement activity,revises provisions relating to the use of physical force by a peace officer,requires a peace officer to intervene to prevent the use of unjustified physical force by another peace officer and report the observation,requires agencies to adopt a policy regarding the drug and alcohol testing of a peace officer,relates to probation or suspension of sentence,relates to traffic stops and other stops by law enforcement officers.

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HD 5142

Title - An Act relative to the right to record activities of law enforcement officials while such officials are performing public business in public spaces

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The Act gives the right to record police officers who are doing business in public places

2019 NY S.B. 3253 (NS)

Title - Relates to recording certain law enforcement activities.

Law Number - 2019 NY S.B. 3253 (NS)

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Relates to recording certain law enforcement activities,provides that a person not under arrest or in the custody of a law enforcement official has the right to record police activity and to maintain custody and control of that recording and of any proper...

Relates to recording certain law enforcement activities,provides that a person not under arrest or in the custody of a law enforcement official has the right to record police activity and to maintain custody and control of that recording and of any property or instruments used by that person to record police activities, however, a person in custody or under arrest does not, by that status alone, forfeit such right to record.

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