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Judiciary panel narrows body‑camera expansion to code, parking and traffic enforcement; amendment passes 19–2
Summary
The House Judiciary Committee approved an amendment to allow municipalities to equip code, parking and traffic enforcement officers with body‑worn cameras under policies that mirror the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission. The amendment passed 19–2 and the committee gave the bill a favorable report as amended.
A House Judiciary Committee amendment that would let municipalities authorize body‑worn cameras for code, parking and traffic enforcement officers passed the committee 19–2 on March 11.
The amendment, offered by Delegate Moon, narrows who municipalities may authorize: "It clarifies that enforcement officer here is code enforcement, parking enforcement, and traffic enforcement," Moon said during the committee debate.
The amendment also requires any municipal ordinance or resolution that authorizes such cameras to match the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission’s guidance on body‑worn camera policy, including rules on when to turn cameras on and off and privacy protections. The committee…
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