Bill Text: NC H525 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended

North Carolina House Bill 525 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Amending Body-Worn Camera Procedures

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-03-30 - Ref to the Com on Judiciary I, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House [H525 Detail]

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

H 1

HOUSE BILL 525

Short Title: Amending Body-Worn Camera Procedures.		(Local)
Sponsors:	Representatives Quick, Harrison, and Brockman (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to:	Judiciary I, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

March 30, 2017

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to provide that a council or governing body may view body‑worn camera recordings with the consent of the city manager.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. G.S. 132‑1.4A reads as rewritten:

"§ 132‑1.4A. Law enforcement agency recordings.

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(c) Disclosure; General. � Recordings in the custody of a law enforcement agency shall be disclosed only as provided by this section. A person requesting disclosure of a recording must make a written request to the head of the custodial law enforcement agency that states the date and approximate time of the activity captured in the recording or otherwise identifies the activity with reasonable particularity sufficient to identify the recording to which the request refers.

The head of the custodial law enforcement agency may only disclose a recording to the following:

(1) A person whose image or voice is in the recording.

(2) A personal representative of an adult person whose image or voice is in the recording, if the adult person has consented to the disclosure.

(3) A personal representative of a minor or of an adult person under lawful guardianship whose image or voice is in the recording.

(4) A personal representative of a deceased person whose image or voice is in the recording.

(5) A personal representative of an adult person who is incapacitated and unable to provide consent to disclosure.

(6) A governing body with the consent of the city manager, upon a finding that disclosure is necessary to maintain public confidence in law enforcement agencies.

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SECTION 2. This act shall only apply to the city of Greensboro.

SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.