BILL NUMBER: AB 1940	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Cooper

                        FEBRUARY 12, 2016

   An act relating to peace officers.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1940, as introduced, Cooper. Peace officers: body-worn cameras:
policies and procedures.
    Existing law requires law enforcement agencies, departments, or
entities to consider specified best practices regarding the
downloading and storage of body-worn camera data when establishing
policies and procedures for the implementation and operation of a
body-worn camera system, such as designating the person responsible
for downloading the recorded data from the body-worn camera, and
establishing when data should be downloaded to ensure the data is
entered into the system in a timely manner and the cameras are
properly maintained and ready for the next use.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to establish policies and procedures to address issues
related to peace officers' use of body-worn cameras.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to establish policies and procedures to address issues
related to peace officers' use of body-worn cameras.