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Chief Patron: Aird
Body-Worn Camera Footage Policy Workgroup (language only)

Item 417 #2s

Item 417 #2s

Public Safety and Homeland Security
Department of State Police

Language

Page 534, line 25, after "E." insert "1."

Page 534, after line 32, insert:

"2. The Department of State Police shall develop a policy to make State Police body-worn camera footage public records in consultation with the Indigent Defense Commission (IDC) and the Virginia State Crime Commission (VSCC). The policy shall be developed in coordination with a transparency and accountability workgroup that includes a representative from the IDC, VSCC, and three organizations that represent historically marginalized communities and provide legal advocacy services to low-income communities."



Explanation

(This amendment includes language that directs Virginia State Police to develop a policy to make State Police body-worn camera footage public records. The policy shall be developed in coordination with a transparency and accountability workgroup that will include a representative from the Indigent Defense Commission, the Virginia State Crime Commission, and three organizations that represent historically marginalized communities and provide legal advocacy services to low-income communities.)