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Utah House passes statewide standards for body-worn police cameras
Summary
The Utah House passed first substitute HB 300 on March 1, 2016, 64–5, creating statewide minimum standards for police body cameras while preserving GRAMA privacy presumptions for in‑home recordings and maintaining warrant protections for certain law‑enforcement access.
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah House on March 1 passed first substitute House Bill 300, a measure establishing minimum statewide standards for law‑enforcement body‑worn cameras, by a vote of 64–5.
Representative McKay, the bill sponsor, said the measure is the product of nearly two years of negotiation that balanced law‑enforcement, county and civil‑liberties concerns. "It creates some minimum standards at a state level that protect the private citizen in the recording ... but it does not require public safety to jeopardize their health or safety," McKay said during floor remarks.
The bill requires officers to…
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