Bill Text: TX SB973 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a limited viewing of certain body worn camera recordings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-01 - Referred to Criminal Justice [SB973 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB973-Introduced.html
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| By: Birdwell | S.B. No. 973 | |
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| relating to a limited viewing of certain body worn camera | ||
| recordings. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Section 1701.660, Occupations Code, is amended | ||
| by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as | ||
| follows: | ||
| (a) Except as provided by Subsections (a-1) and | ||
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| documenting an incident that involves the use of deadly force by a | ||
| peace officer or that is otherwise related to an administrative or | ||
| criminal investigation of an officer may not be deleted, destroyed, | ||
| or released to the public until all criminal matters have been | ||
| finally adjudicated and all related administrative investigations | ||
| have concluded. | ||
| (a-1) A law enforcement agency may permit a person who is | ||
| depicted in a recording of an incident described by Subsection (a) | ||
| or, if the person is deceased, the person's authorized | ||
| representative, to view the recording, provided that the law | ||
| enforcement agency determines that the viewing furthers a law | ||
| enforcement purpose and the representative was not a witness to the | ||
| incident. If a viewing is permitted under this subsection, the law | ||
| enforcement agency must allow a viewing of the full and unedited | ||
| recording covering the duration of the incident and may not redact | ||
| the recording. A person viewing a recording may not duplicate the | ||
| recording or capture video or audio from the recording. | ||
| SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies to a | ||
| recording held by a law enforcement agency on or after the effective | ||
| date of this Act, regardless of whether the recording was created | ||
| before, on, or after that date. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. | ||
