HB0213 • 2021

Disclosure of peace officer recordings.

AN ACT relating to public records; requiring the right of inspection of peace officer recordings as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Inactive

Wyoming marks this bill as inactive, which usually means it is no longer moving in the current session.

Sponsor: Representative Provenza
Last action: 2021-04-07
Official status: inactive
Effective date: 3/1/2021

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide information on the removal of an old rule, so this claim was removed.

Making Peace Officer Recordings Public

The bill requires that peace officer recordings be made available for inspection under certain conditions and sets a deadline for responding to requests.

What This Bill Does

Adds rules about when people can see police recording videos.
Requires the person in charge of records to give copies or let someone look at the recordings within three days after getting a request.
Lists specific reasons why someone might be allowed to see the recordings, like if they are part of an official business or court order.

Who It Names or Affects

People who want to see peace officer recordings
Law enforcement agencies that have these recordings

Terms To Know

Peace Officer Recordings: Videos or audio recordings made by police officers during their work.
Custodian: The person in charge of keeping and managing public records, like the police department's chief.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if someone tries to see recordings before July 1, 2021.
It is unclear how this will affect existing laws about privacy or security of these recordings.

Bill History

2021-04-07 House
H:Died in Committee Returned Bill Pursuant to HR 5-4
2021-03-23 House
H No report prior to CoW Cutoff
2021-03-05 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01 - Judiciary
2021-03-04 House
H Received for Introduction
2021-03-02 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Current Bill Text

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21LSO-0511
2021
STATE OF WYOMING
21LSO-0511
Numbered
2.0

HOUSE BILL NO. HB0213

Disclosure of peace officer recordings.

Sponsored by: Representative(s) Provenza, Clifford and Olsen

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to public records; requiring the right of inspection of peace officer recordings as specified; specifying applicability; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 16
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4
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203(b) by creating a new paragraph (ix) is amended to read:

16
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203.

Right of inspection; grounds for denial; access of news media; order permitting or restricting disclosure; exceptions.

(b)

The custodian may deny the right of inspection of the following records, unless otherwise provided by law, on the ground that disclosure to the applicant would be contrary to the public interest:

(ix)

Peace officer recordings, except that notwithstanding any other provision of this act and subject to paragraphs (c)(ii) and (d)(i) and (ii) of this section and W.S. 16
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4
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204, the custodian shall allow the right to inspect and copy the peace officer recording in its entirety not later than seventy
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two (72) hours after the date of the acknowledged receipt of the request:

(A)

To law enforcement personnel or public agencies for the purpose of conducting official business or pursuant to a court order;

(B)

To a person in interest in a peace officer recording;

(C)

If the peace officer recording involves an incident of deadly force or serious bodily injury as defined in W.S. 6
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1
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104(a)(x); or

(D)

In the interest of public safety.

Section 2.

W.S. 16
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4
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203(d)(xviii) is repealed.

Section 3.

This act shall apply to all requests for the inspection of a peace officer recording on and after July 1, 2021 regardless of the date the recording was created.

Section 4
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This act is effective July 1, 2021
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