Bill Text: AZ SB1300 | 2015 | Fifty-second Legislature 1st Regular | Chaptered
Bill Title: Law enforcement officers; body cameras
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-04-01 - Chapter 161 [SB1300 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2015-SB1300-Chaptered.html
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House Engrossed Senate Bill |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-second Legislature First Regular Session 2015
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CHAPTER 161
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SENATE BILL 1300 |
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AN ACT
establishing a law enforcement officer body camera study committee.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Law enforcement officer body camera study committee; membership; duties; report; delayed repeal
A. The law enforcement officer body camera study committee is established consisting of the following members:
1. One member of the senate who is appointed by the president of the senate and who serves as cochairperson of the committee.
2. One member of the house of representatives who is appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives and who serves as cochairperson of the committee.
3. The director of the department of public safety or the director's designee.
4. One police chief of a police department in this state who is appointed by the governor.
5. One county sheriff who is appointed by the governor.
6. One member who is a faculty member in a criminal justice program at a university in this state and who is appointed by the governor.
7. One representative of a news gathering organization who is appointed by the governor.
8. One member who is a state prosecutor and who is appointed by the Arizona prosecuting attorneys' advisory council.
9. Three persons who are members of a police association and who are appointed by the governor.
10. Two attorneys who are members of the state bar, one of whom represents a group that promotes civil liberties, and who are appointed by the governor.
11. Two public members who are residents of this state, one of whom is associated with a civil rights association, and who are appointed by the governor.
B. The study committee shall recommend policies and laws on the use of law enforcement officer body cameras and body camera recordings.
C. The law enforcement officer body camera study committee may:
1. Request information, data and reports from any county or state agency or political subdivision of this state. If possible, information shall be provided electronically.
2. Hold hearings, conduct fact-finding tours and take testimony from witnesses, including participants in the criminal justice system, who may assist the committee in fulfilling its responsibilities.
D. On the request of the law enforcement officer body camera study committee, an agency of this state shall provide to the committee its services, equipment, documents, personnel and facilities to the extent possible without cost to the committee.
E. The legislature shall provide staff and support services to the committee.
F. The committee shall meet at the state capitol or at other places as the cochairpersons deem necessary or convenient, and all meetings shall be open to the public.
G. Members of the study committee are not eligible to receive compensation but are eligible for reimbursement of expenses pursuant to title 38, chapter 4, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes.
H. On or before December 31, 2015, the study committee shall submit a report regarding its findings and recommendations to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate and provide a copy of its report to the secretary of state. The report shall include the committee's recommendations regarding the use of law enforcement officer body cameras in this state.
I. This section is repealed from and after June 30, 2016.
APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR APRIL 1, 2015.
FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 2, 2015.
