Linda Lopez voted NA (Introduced) on this Legislation.
Title: Requires Law Enforcement to Use Body-Worn Cameras
Signed by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
Title: Requires Law Enforcement to Use Body-Worn Cameras
Vote to pass a bill that requires law enforcement to use body-worn cameras.
Requires police departments to abide by the following guidelines (Sec. 1):
Police officers must wear a body camera and activate it whenever an officer is responding to a call for service;
Body cameras cannot be turned off until the encounter is over; and
Any video recorded by a body camera must be retained by the police department for at least 120 days.
Establishes that disciplinary action will be taken on police officers who (Sec. 1):
Fail to operate a body camera in accordance with department policy;
Intentionally manipulate body camera footage; or
Prematurely erase body camera footage in violation of department policy.
Establishes that a police officer’s certification will be revoked if they are convicted or plead guilty to a crime involving the unlawful or threatened use of physical force (Sec. 2).
Establishes that a convicted or guilty officer’s credentials cannot be reinstated unless the officer is exonerated or pardoned by the governor (Sec. 2).
Title: Requires Law Enforcement to Use Body-Worn Cameras
Vote to pass a bill that requires law enforcement to use body-worn cameras.
Requires police departments to abide by the following guidelines (Sec. 1):
Police officers must wear a body camera and activate it whenever an officer is responding to a call for service;
Body cameras cannot be turned off until the encounter is over; and
Any video recorded by a body camera must be retained by the police department for at least 120 days.
Establishes that disciplinary action will be taken on police officers who (Sec. 1):
Fail to operate a body camera in accordance with department policy;
Intentionally manipulate body camera footage; or
Prematurely erase body camera footage in violation of department policy.
Establishes that a police officer’s certification will be revoked if they are convicted or plead guilty to a crime involving the unlawful or threatened use of physical force (Sec. 2).
Establishes that a convicted or guilty officer’s credentials cannot be reinstated unless the officer is exonerated or pardoned by the governor (Sec. 2).
Title: Requires Law Enforcement to Use Body-Worn Cameras