Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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SB 46 revises O.C.G.A. § 35-1-20 by mandating that on and
after January 1, 2017 by requiring all law enforcement agencies in the state to
equip all peace officers, whose primary duties are responding to traffic stops
and respond to emergency dispatch calls, with an audio and video recording
device. Law enforcement agencies which do not with these requirements shall be
subject to withholding of any state or federal funding. The commissioner of
public safety shall create rules and regulations for the awarding of financial
grants to agencies to fund the mandate. Recordings dealing with pending
investigations or prosecution shall not be required to public disclosure,
pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 50-18-72. Any recordings made by peace officers pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 35-1-20 shall be lawful recordings. |