Senate Bill 174

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Grants right to record law enforcement incidents

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Long Title To amend sections 2315.18, 2323.43, 2744.02, 2744.03, 2744.04, and 2744.05 and to enact sections 2743.021, 2744.021, and 2744.022 of the Revised Code to grant a person the right to lawfully record any incident involving a law enforcement officer and to impose civil liability upon the state or a local law enforcement agency if a law enforcement officer employed by the state or local law enforcement agency interferes with the recording of the incident, destroys the recording, seizes the recording without a warrant or subpoena or the person's consent, or retaliates against the person who recorded the incident.

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Courts and Civil Law : Civil Law Courts and Civil Law : Courts State and Local Government : Local Government State and Local Government : State Government

Committees

Senate Civil Justice Committee

Primary Sponsors

Charleta B. Tavares

Cosponsors

SENATORS

Cecil Thomas

Sandra R. Williams

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