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Committee backs resolution urging state to require officers to display identity
Summary
The Rules, Confirmations & Public Elections Committee recommended approval on Aug. 5 of a nonbinding resolution urging the Tennessee General Assembly to pass House Bill 1442, which would generally require law enforcement officers in Tennessee to identify themselves and prohibit masks while performing official duties, subject to specified exceptions.
The Rules, Confirmations & Public Elections Committee recommended approval on Aug. 5 of a nonbinding resolution urging the Tennessee General Assembly to pass House Bill 1442, a state bill that would generally require law enforcement officers operating in Tennessee to identify themselves and prohibit wearing masks while interacting with the public in an official capacity.
Committee members said the resolution was intended to improve accountability after reports of impersonations and concerns about officers whose identities were concealed. Committee staff read language from the bill that would make it an offense for officers to wear a mask, face covering or personal disguise while performing official duties, subject to narrow exceptions for N95-type…
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