BILL ANALYSIS Ó
AB 2611
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Date of Hearing: May 11, 2016
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Lorena Gonzalez, Chair
AB
2611 (Low) - As Amended April 14, 2016
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| |Privacy and Consumer | |9 - 0 |
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Urgency: No State Mandated Local Program: YesReimbursable:
No
SUMMARY:
This bill exempts the following law enforcement records from
disclosure to the public in response to a California Public
Records Act (CPRA) request:
1)Any visual or audio recording of another that depicts death or
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serious bodily injury in such a morbid and sensational manner
that the content is highly offensive to a reasonable person,
and any public interest or law enforcement purpose for
disclosure is clearly outweighed by the public interest in
nondisclosure.
2)Any visual or audio recording of the death of a peace officer
being killed in the line of duty, unless authorized to be
released by the officer's immediate family.
3)Notwithstanding the above, the state and local law enforcement
agency shall disclose a copy of a visual or audio recording if
the portion of the recording meeting the above criteria can be
redacted.
FISCAL EFFECT:
Any costs to the state and local agencies would be minor and
absorbable.
COMMENTS:
Purpose. This bill, sponsored by the Police Officers Research
Association of California (PORAC), is intended to better protect
victim and peace officer privacy by generally exempting from
public disclosure any visual and audio records of death or
serious bodily injury that are "highly offensive" or that show
the death of a peace officer being killed in the line of duty.
According to the author, "With the fast-pace and constant
emergence of technologies like body worn cameras, in-car cameras
and closed-circuit television (CCTV), witness and victim privacy
issues have become a top priority."
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Analysis Prepared by:Chuck Nicol / APPR. / (916)
319-2081