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Riverside council reviews proposed fees for police video requests as state law changes expand charging authority
Summary
City law director and police staff told council that new state changes permit charging for time-consuming review and redaction of body- and cruiser-camera footage; staff recommended adding a discretionary fee to the city's master fee schedule and noted victims would be exempt under the budget bill.
City officials on Monday outlined how changes to state law would let Riverside recover staff time spent locating, reviewing and redacting law enforcement video footage and asked council to consider adding a discretionary fee to the city's master fee schedule.
Law Director Jim Miller told council the amended state law permits local agencies to charge "a maximum amount of $75 per hour footage requested ... up to a maximum of 750 which equals, of course, a total of 10 hours of footage." He said the change is intended to let police recoup the heavy staff time and software costs involved in producing redacted video for public-records requests.
The item matters because police departments must review footage…
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