1917-S AMH HANS CAMB 085

SHB 1917 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2247.1) 407

By Representative Hansen

    On page 4, line 2 of the striking amendment, after "recording," strike "or"

    On page 4, line 3 of the striking amendment, after "incident" insert ",  or the executive director from either the Washington state commission on African-American affairs, Asian Pacific American affairs, or Hispanic affairs,"

    On page 4, line 14 of the striking amendment, after "recording" strike "or" and insert ","

    On page 4, line 15 of the striking amendment, after "incident" insert ", or an executive director from either the Washington state commission on African-American affairs, Asian Pacific American affairs, or Hispanic affairs"

    On page 6, beginning on line 3 of the striking amendment, strike all of section 5

    Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

    On page 6, line 18 of the striking amendment, strike "and"

    On page 6, line 22 of the striking amendment, after "business" insert "; and

    (4) How, and under what circumstances, an officer is to inform a member of the public that their communication is being recorded"

    On page 8, line 8 of the striking amendment, after "evidence" insert ", surveillance,"

EFFECT:  Provides that the executive directors from the Washington state commissions on African-American affairs, Asian Pacific American affairs, and Hispanic affairs have a right to obtain body worn camera recordings, subject to any exemptions, and may not be charged for the costs of redacting exempt information.

Removes a provision prohibiting a person from arguing for derivative suppression of certain evidence if there has been a failure to record, maintain, or provide video and/or sound recordings made by body worn cameras. 

Requires law enforcement agencies that deploy body worn cameras by the effective date of the section to establish policies regarding how, and under what circumstances, an officer is to inform a member of the public that their communication is being recorded.

Requires the task force to also report its findings and recommendations regarding the use of body worn cameras for surveillance.

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