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Officials tell lawmakers they are working on S.208 and better identification rules after masked state officers drew concern
Summary
State public-safety leaders said critical-action team members wore respirators and face coverings for biological and chemical protection and that they are coordinating with the legislature on S.208 to improve visual differentiation and identification of state/local officers from federal agents.
State public-safety leaders told a joint House and Senate Judiciary Committee on March 19 that they are working with lawmakers on S.208 to address officer identification when face coverings are used, after multiple legislators and witnesses raised concerns that balaclavas and respirators made it difficult for the public to distinguish state troopers from federal agents.
"The purpose of their face coverings was to protect them from biological and chemical…
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