BILL NUMBER: AB 1957	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Quirk

                        FEBRUARY 12, 2016

   An act relating to public records.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1957, as introduced, Quirk. Public records: body-worn cameras.
   The California Public Records Act requires that public records be
open to inspection at all times during the office hours of a state or
local agency and that every person has a right to inspect any public
record, except as specifically provided. The act further requires
that a reasonably segregable portion of a public record be available
for inspection by any person requesting the public record after
deletion of the portions that are exempted by law.
   This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation to revise the act so that images captured by body-worn
cameras of peace officers depicting use of force or death are
released to the public if it is determined that the interest in
public disclosure outweighs the need to protect the individual right
to privacy.
   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 revise the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the
Government Code) so that images captured by body-worn cameras of
peace officers depicting use of force or death are released to the
public if it is determined that the interest in public disclosure
outweighs the need to protect the individual right to privacy.