Virginia Senate Bill 1052 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 3 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-14 - Incorporated by Courts of Justice
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Body-worn camera; release of recordings; penalty. Provides a procedure for a defendant to request the inspection and the copying or photographing of any body-worn camera recordings that are within the possession, custody, or control of the Commonwealth. The bill provides that the Commonwealth may designate any body-worn camera recording subject to disclosure as Counsel Only Material and that any unlawful reproduction or dissemination of such designated recordings is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill provides a retention schedule for such recordings and provides that such recordings shall not be considered a public record for the purpose of the Virginia Public Records Act (§42.1-76 et seq.). The bill requires all such requests for body-worn camera recordings to comply with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§2.2-3700 et seq.).

Body-worn camera; release of recordings, penalty.

Sen. Amanda Chase [R]

2019-01-14 - Senate - Senate: Incorporated by Courts of Justice (Y: 14 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-14	Senate	Incorporated by Courts of Justice
2018-12-03	Senate	Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
2018-12-03	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19100402D

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
19	2	265.7	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+sum+SB1052
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+ful+SB1052+hil
Roll Call	https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+vot+S03V0037+SB1052