CHAPTER 153

SB 362-FN - FINAL VERSION

03/07/2024   0814s

2024 SESSION

24-2842

09/10

SENATE BILL 362-FN

AN ACT relative to body-worn cameras.

SPONSORS: Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Lynn, Rock. 17; Rep. Roy, Rock. 31

COMMITTEE: Judiciary

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AMENDED ANALYSIS

This bill directs the New Hampshire law enforcement accreditation commission to issue a report concerning the issues implicated by copying, distribution, or use of body worn camera images in certain proceedings.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

03/07/2024   0814s 24-2842

09/10

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Four

AN ACT relative to body-worn cameras.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

153:1 Law Enforcement Accreditation Commission; Report Required; Issues Raised by Copying, Distribution, or Use of Body-Worn Camera Images.  

The law enforcement accreditation commission (LEAC) shall submit a report to the senate president, the speaker of the house of representatives, the house clerk, and the senate clerk by November 1, 2024, identifying issues raised by copying, distribution, or use of body-worn camera images, including but not limited to, disclosing sources and methods of investigations; privacy of suspects, law enforcement officers, and civilians; constitutional obligations to release information to defendants under Brady v. Maryland; and the right of the public to access such images pursuant to part 1, article 8 of the New Hampshire constitution and RSA 91-A, the New Hampshire right-to-know law.

153:2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect upon its passage.

Approved: July 03, 2024

Effective Date: July 03, 2024