Bill > S0852

This bill creates exemptions from public records requirements for certain audio or video recordings made by law enforcement officers, meaning these recordings would not be available for public inspection. Specifically, recordings taken inside a private residence, within a hospital or healthcare provider's building, at the scene of a medical emergency, or those showing a minor under 18 inside a school or on school property, or a minor under 14 at any location, would be protected. The bill also makes conforming changes to other statutes to reflect these new exemptions, particularly concerning criminal intelligence and investigative information and the disclosure of identifying information for victims of sexual offenses. The legislature has declared these exemptions a public necessity to protect individual privacy and prevent a "chilling effect" on cooperation with law enforcement, arguing that this protection outweighs the public benefit of disclosure.