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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt will be illegal to record cops within 8 feet in Arizona. new bill signed by Ducey
https://finance.yahoo.com/finance/news/close-range-recordings-police-illegal-225026896.htmlPeople will no longer be allowed to take close-range recordings of Arizona police under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday.
House Bill 2319, sponsored by Rep. John Kavanagh, makes it illegal for anyone within 8 feet of law enforcement activity to record police. Violators could face a misdemeanor, but only after being verbally warned and continuing to record anyway.
Exceptions were made for people at the center of an interaction with police, anyone standing in an enclosed structure on private property where police activity was occurring and occupants of a vehicle stopped by police as long as recording in those instances didn't interfere with police actions.
It goes into effect on Sept. 24.
Kavanagh wrote in an op-ed said HB 2319 was meant to protect officers from potential harm or distraction outside of the incident they were already involved in. He initially introduced the bill with a 15-foot restriction that was later amended down to address concerns it would be unconstitutional.
But many people, including First Amendment experts, continued to oppose the bill, stating it was unconstitutional at its core, lacked specificity and granted police too much discretion. Various news organizations, including Gannett, the company that owns The Arizona Republic, also signed letters from the National Press Photographers Association opposing the bill.
Bystander videos of police have become increasingly common and, at times, expose police misconduct. It was instrumental in the case against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was filmed killing George Floyd and ultimately convicted for his murder.
House Bill 2319, sponsored by Rep. John Kavanagh, makes it illegal for anyone within 8 feet of law enforcement activity to record police. Violators could face a misdemeanor, but only after being verbally warned and continuing to record anyway.
Exceptions were made for people at the center of an interaction with police, anyone standing in an enclosed structure on private property where police activity was occurring and occupants of a vehicle stopped by police as long as recording in those instances didn't interfere with police actions.
It goes into effect on Sept. 24.
Kavanagh wrote in an op-ed said HB 2319 was meant to protect officers from potential harm or distraction outside of the incident they were already involved in. He initially introduced the bill with a 15-foot restriction that was later amended down to address concerns it would be unconstitutional.
But many people, including First Amendment experts, continued to oppose the bill, stating it was unconstitutional at its core, lacked specificity and granted police too much discretion. Various news organizations, including Gannett, the company that owns The Arizona Republic, also signed letters from the National Press Photographers Association opposing the bill.
Bystander videos of police have become increasingly common and, at times, expose police misconduct. It was instrumental in the case against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was filmed killing George Floyd and ultimately convicted for his murder.
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It will be illegal to record cops within 8 feet in Arizona. new bill signed by Ducey (Original Post)
IcyPeas
Jul 2022
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kimbutgar
(21,164 posts)1. I hope the courts strike it down
luckily a lot of phones have zooming capability that will defy the 8 foot limit.
SoCalDavidS
(9,998 posts)4. The Almighty Supremes Will Allow The Law To Stand
I have ZERO faith in them.
rurallib
(62,426 posts)7. they will find it in the constitution someplace
Cameras were a little cruder in 1789
sakabatou
(42,159 posts)2. Ducey would rather protect the bullies than the victims.
tishaLA
(14,176 posts)3. AZ has some good, aggressive cop watchers
who post on YouTube. I'm sure they'll challenge this silliness.
Eliot Rosewater
(31,112 posts)5. Surprised it doesn't say 8 miles.
GOP wants us dead, they will use the police to do this when they can.
NQAS
(10,749 posts)6. Zoom in. Problem solved. (nt)
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,338 posts)9. This bill should be held to be unconstitutional
USALiberal
(10,877 posts)10. 8 feet should still allow good video's!
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,036 posts)11. K&R