1917-S AMH POLL CAMB 082

SHB 1917 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2247.1) 396

By Representative Pollet

    On page 4, line 27 of the striking amendment, after "(g)" insert "Jurisdictions that have entered into a court enforceable consent decree involving oversight by a court approved monitor or that have reached an agreement with the United States department of justice due to violations of constitutional rights relating to the use of force by a local police department are not eligible for the protections afforded by this act regarding:

(i) Court costs and fees awarded to prevailing parties pursuant to (b) of this subsection; 

(ii) The derivative suppression of evidence pursuant to section 5 of this act; and

(iii) Charging requesters, regardless of identity, for redacting, altering, distorting, pixilating, suppressing, or otherwise obscuring any portion of video or sound recordings pursuant to (f) of this subsection when the recordings are made in public places where there is no reasonable expectation of privacy.

(h)"

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

    On page 8, line 3 of the striking amendment, after "(7)" insert "The task force shall confer with any jurisdiction attempting to develop improved or lower cost methods to identify and reproduce body worn camera recordings with redaction of any portion of the recording that is exempt from disclosure.  All jurisdictions using body worn cameras are encouraged to collaborate with the task force and any other jurisdiction in attempting to develop improved or lower cost methods to identify and reproduce body worn camera recordings with redaction of any portion of the recording that is exempt from disclosure.

(8)"

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

    On page 8, line 7 of the striking amendment, after "data," insert "improved or lower cost methods to identify and reproduce body camera recordings with redaction of any portion of the recording that is exempt from disclosure,

EFFECT:  Provides that jurisdictions that have entered into a court enforceable consent decree involving oversight by a court approved monitor or that have reached an agreement with the United States Department of Justice due to violations of constitutional rights relating to the use of force by a local police department are not eligible for certain protections afforded by the Act.

Requires the task force to confer with any jurisdiction attempting to develop new low cost methods to identify and reproduce body worn camera recordings with redaction of any portion of the recording that is exempt from disclosure.  All jurisdictions using body worn cameras are encouraged to collaborate with the task force and any other jurisdiction to develop such methods.

Requires the task force to report its findings and recommendations regarding improved or lower cost methods to identify and reproduce body camera recordings with redaction of any portion of the recording that is exempt from disclosure.

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