Bill Text: MS HB5 | 2015 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi House Bill 5 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Interrogations; require that all conducted by law enforcement be recorded on video.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2015-02-03 - Died In Committee [HB5 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2015-HB5-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2015 Regular Session

To: Judiciary A; Appropriations

By: Representative Evans (91st)

House Bill 5

AN ACT TO REQUIRE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO RECORD INTERROGATIONS ON VIDEO AND PRESERVE SUCH RECORDINGS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. All interrogations conducted by any law enforcement agency shall be recorded on video from the beginning of the interrogation through the end of the interrogation. The law enforcement agency shall preserve such interrogation video recordings for a minimum of ten (10) years.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2015.