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Law director outlines new state option to charge for police-video redaction; council asks for usage data
Summary
Jim Miller, Riverside's law director, briefed council on April 21 about a recent amendment to the Ohio Public Records Act that gives law-enforcement agencies an option to recover labor and technology costs when producing redacted dash- and body-camera footage.
Jim Miller, Riverside's law director, briefed council on April 21 about a recent amendment to the Ohio Public Records Act that gives law-enforcement agencies an option to recover labor and technology costs when producing redacted dash- and body-camera footage.
Miller told the council that the amended provision, which he said "went into effect April 3," allows a public-law-enforcement agency to charge for the soft costs of reviewing, redacting and preparing video footage for public release. Under the statutory framework Miller described, the law permits a charge of up to $75 per hour of produced video footage, with a maximum of $750 per request.
Miller said the amendment also permits agencies to provide an estimate within five days of…
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