Title: Law Enforcement Officer Body Cameras

Summary: Specifies minimum retention period for law enforcement officer body camera data.

Full Text:
An act relating to law enforcement officer body cameras; amending s. 943.1718, F.S.; specifying a minimum retention period for body camera data; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 943.1718, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures.-(3) A law enforce ment agency that permits its law enforcement officers to wear body cameras shall: (c) Retain audio and video data recorded by body cameras in accordance with the requirements of s. 119.021, except as otherwise provided by law;however, all such data must be retained for a minimum of days after it is recorded.Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.