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5	6		General Assembly Committee Bill No. 973
6	7		January Session, 2025
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10	11		Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT
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18	20		AN ACT PERMITTING REDACTION FEES FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF
19	21		RECORDS CREATED BY POLICE BODY-WORN RECORDING
20	22		EQUIPMENT OR DASHBOARD CAMERAS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF
21	23		INFORMATION ACT.
22	24		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	25		Assembly convened:
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25	27		Section 1. Section 29-6d of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
26	28		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 2
27	29		(a) For purposes of this section, [and] section 2 of this act and section 3
28	30		7-277b: 4
29	31		(1) "Law enforcement unit" has the same meaning as provided in 5
30	32		section 7-294a; 6
31	33		(2) "Police officer" means a sworn member of a law enforcement unit 7
32	34		or any member of a law enforcement unit who performs police duties; 8
33	35		(3) "Body-worn recording equipment" means an electronic recording 9
34	36		device that is capable of recording audio and video; 10
35		-	(4) "Dashboard camera" means a dashboard camera with a remote 11 Committee Bill No. 973
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40	43		recorder, as defined in section 7-277b; 12
41	44		(5) "Digital data storage device or service" means a device or service 13
42	45		that retains the data from the recordings made by body-worn recording 14
43	46		equipment using computer data storage; [and] 15
44	47		(6) "Police patrol vehicle" means any state or local police vehicle other 16
45	48		than an administrative vehicle in which an occupant is wearing body-17
46	49		worn camera equipment, a bicycle, a motor scooter, an all-terrain 18
47	50		vehicle, an electric personal assistive mobility device, as defined in 19
48	51		subsection (a) of section 14-289h, or an animal control vehicle; 20
49	52		(7) "Freedom of Information Act" has the same meaning as provided 21
50	53		in section 1-200; 22
51	54		(8) "Requesting party" means the person requesting a record created 23
52	55		using body-worn recording equipment or a dashboard camera pursuant 24
53	56		to the Freedom of Information Act; 25
54	57		(9) "Involved person" means (A) any individual depicted in the 26
55	58		record created using body-worn recording equipment or a dashboard 27
56	59		camera, (B) any individual directly involved in the incident that led to 28
57	60		the police officer being called to respond, or (C) any police officer 29
58	61		responding to such incident, including the police officer whose body-30
59	62		worn recording equipment or dashboard camera created the record; and 31
60	63		(10) "Redact" means to obscure, pixelate or mute any portion of a 32
61	64		record created using body-worn recording equipment or a dashboard 33
62	65		camera. 34
63	66		(b) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 35
64	67		and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall jointly 36
65	68		evaluate and approve the minimal technical specifications of body-worn 37
66	69		recording equipment that shall be worn by police officers pursuant to 38
67	70		this section, dashboard cameras that shall be used in each police patrol 39
68	71		vehicle and digital data storage devices or services that shall be used by 40
69		-	a law enforcement unit to retain the data from the recordings made by 41 Committee Bill No. 973
	72	+	a law enforcement unit to retain the data from the recordings made by 41
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74	78		such equipment. The commissioner and council shall make such 42
75	79		minimal technical specifications available to each law enforcement unit 43
76	80		in a manner determined by the commissioner and council. The 44
77	81		commissioner and council may revise the minimal technical 45
78	82		specifications when the commissioner and council determine that 46
79	83		revisions to such specifications are necessary. 47
80	84		(c) (1) Each police officer shall use body-worn recording equipment 48
81	85		while interacting with the public in such sworn member's law 49
82	86		enforcement capacity, except as provided in subsection (g) of this 50
83	87		section, or in the case of a municipal police department, in accordance 51
84	88		with the department's policy adopted by the department and based on 52
85	89		guidelines maintained pursuant to subsection (j) of this section, 53
86	90		concerning the use of body-worn recording equipment. 54
87	91		(2) Each police officer shall wear body-worn recording equipment on 55
88	92		such officer's outer-most garment and shall position such equipment 56
89	93		above the midline of such officer's torso when using such equipment. 57
90	94		(3) Body-worn recording equipment used pursuant to this section 58
91	95		shall conform to the minimal technical specifications approved 59
92	96		pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, except that a police officer may 60
93	97		use body-worn recording equipment that does not conform to the 61
94	98		minimal technical specifications approved pursuant to subsection (b) of 62
95	99		this section, if such equipment was purchased prior to January 1, 2016, 63
96	100		by the law enforcement unit employing such officer. 64
97	101		(4) Each law enforcement unit shall require usage of a dashboard 65
98	102		camera in each police patrol vehicle used by any police officer employed 66
99	103		by such unit in accordance with the unit's policy adopted by the unit 67
100	104		and based on guidelines maintained pursuant to subsection (j) of this 68
101	105		section, concerning dashboard cameras. 69
102	106		(d) Except as required by state or federal law, no person employed by 70
103	107		a law enforcement unit shall edit, erase, copy, share or otherwise alter 71
104	108		or distribute in any manner any recording made by body-worn 72
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	114	+	recording equipment or a dashboard camera or the data from such 73
110	115		recording. 74
111	116		(e) A police officer may review a recording from his or her body-worn 75
112	117		recording equipment or a dashboard camera in order to assist such 76
113	118		officer with the preparation of a report or otherwise in the performance 77
114	119		of his or her duties. 78
115	120		(f) (1) If a police officer is giving a formal statement about the use of 79
116	121		force or if a police officer is the subject of a disciplinary investigation in 80
117	122		which a recording from body-worn recording equipment or a 81
118	123		dashboard camera is being considered as part of a review of an incident, 82
119	124		the officer shall have the right to review (A) such recording in the 83
120	125		presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative, and (B) 84
121	126		recordings from other body-worn recording equipment capturing the 85
122	127		officer's image or voice during the incident. Not later than forty-eight 86
123	128		hours following an officer's review of a recording under subparagraph 87
124	129		(A) of this subdivision, or if the officer does not review the recording, 88
125	130		not later than ninety-six hours following the initiation of such 89
126	131		disciplinary investigation, whichever is earlier, such recording shall be 90
127	132		disclosed, upon request, to the public, subject to the provisions of 91
128	133		subsection (g) of this section. Public disclosure may be delayed if the 92
129	134		officer, due to a medical or physical response or an acute psychological 93
130	135		stress response to the incident, is not reasonably able to review a 94
131	136		recording under this subdivision, but in no event shall disclosure be 95
132	137		delayed more than one hundred forty-four hours following the 96
133	138		recorded event. 97
134	139		(2) If a request is made for public disclosure of a recording from body-98
135	140		worn recording equipment or a dashboard camera of an incident about 99
136	141		which (A) a police officer has not been asked to give a formal statement 100
137	142		about the alleged use of force, or (B) a disciplinary investigation has not 101
138	143		been initiated, any police officer whose image or voice is captured on 102
139	144		the recording shall have the right to review such recording in the 103
140	145		presence of the officer's attorney or labor representative. Not later than 104
141		-	forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a recording under this 105
142		-	subdivision, or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than 106 Committee Bill No. 973
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	151	+	forty-eight hours following an officer's review of a recording under this 105
	152	+	subdivision, or if the officer does not review the recording, not later than 106
147	153		ninety-six hours following the request for disclosure, whichever is 107
148	154		earlier, such recording shall be disclosed to the public, subject to the 108
149	155		provisions of subsection (g) of this section. Public disclosure may be 109
150	156		delayed if the officer, due to a medical or physical response or an acute 110
151	157		psychological stress response to the incident, is not reasonably able to 111
152	158		review a recording under this subdivision, but in no event shall 112
153	159		disclosure be delayed more than one hundred forty-four hours 113
154	160		following the recorded event. 114
155	161		(g) (1) Except as otherwise provided by any agreement between a law 115
156	162		enforcement unit and the federal government, no police officer shall use 116
157	163		body-worn recording equipment or a dashboard camera, if applicable, 117
158	164		to intentionally record (A) a communication with other law enforcement 118
159	165		unit personnel, except that which may be recorded as the officer 119
160	166		performs his or her duties, (B) an encounter with an undercover officer 120
161	167		or informant or an officer performing detective work described in 121
162	168		guidelines developed pursuant to subsection (j) of this section, (C) when 122
163	169		an officer is on break or is otherwise engaged in a personal activity, (D) 123
164	170		a person undergoing a medical or psychological evaluation, procedure 124
165	171		or treatment, (E) any person other than a suspect to a crime if an officer 125
166	172		is wearing such equipment in a hospital or other medical facility setting, 126
167	173		or (F) in a mental health facility, unless responding to a call involving a 127
168	174		suspect to a crime who is thought to be present in the facility. 128
169	175		(2) No record created using body-worn recording equipment or a 129
170	176		dashboard camera of (A) an occurrence or situation described in 130
171	177		subparagraphs (A) to (F), inclusive, of subdivision (1) of this subsection, 131
172	178		(B) a scene of an incident that involves (i) a victim of domestic or sexual 132
173	179		abuse, (ii) a victim of homicide or suicide, or (iii) a deceased victim of an 133
174	180		accident, if disclosure could reasonably be expected to constitute an 134
175	181		unwarranted invasion of personal privacy in the case of any such victim 135
176	182		described in this subparagraph, or (C) a minor, shall be subject to 136
177	183		disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, [as defined in section 137
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178	189		1-200,] and any such record shall be confidential and redacted in 138
179	190		accordance with section 2 of this act, except that (i) a record of an 139
180		-	involved person or the requesting party undergoing a medical or 140 Committee Bill No. 973
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	191	+	involved person or the requesting party undergoing a medical or 140
185	192		psychological evaluation, procedure or treatment shall be disclosed to 141
186	193		such involved person or the requesting party, and (ii) a record of a minor 142
187	194		shall be disclosed if [(i)] (I) the minor and the parent or guardian of such 143
188	195		minor consent to the disclosure of such record, [(ii)] or, if the minor is 144
189	196		an involved person, the minor's parent or guardian is the requesting 145
190	197		party or an involved person, (II) a police officer is the subject of an 146
191	198		allegation of misconduct made by such minor or the parent or guardian 147
192	199		of such minor, and the person representing such officer in an 148
193	200		investigation of such alleged misconduct requests disclosure of such 149
194	201		record for the sole purpose of preparing a defense to such allegation, or 150
195	202		[(iii)] (III) a person is charged with a crime and defense counsel for such 151
196	203		person requests disclosure of such record for the sole purpose of 152
197	204		assisting in such person's defense and the discovery of such record as 153
198	205		evidence is otherwise discoverable. 154
199	206		(h) No police officer shall use body-worn recording equipment prior 155
200	207		to being trained in accordance with section 7-294s in the use of such 156
201	208		equipment and in the retention of data created by such equipment. A 157
202	209		law enforcement unit shall ensure that each police officer such unit 158
203	210		employs receives such training at least annually and is trained on the 159
204	211		proper care and maintenance of such equipment. 160
205	212		(i) If a police officer is aware that any body-worn recording 161
206	213		equipment or dashboard camera is lost, damaged or malfunctioning, 162
207	214		such officer shall inform such officer's supervisor in writing as soon as 163
208	215		is practicable. Upon receiving such information, the supervisor shall 164
209	216		ensure that the body-worn recording equipment or dashboard camera 165
210	217		is inspected and repaired or replaced, as necessary. Each police officer 166
211	218		shall inspect and test body-worn recording equipment prior to each shift 167
212	219		to verify proper functioning, and shall notify such officer's supervisor 168
213	220		of any problems with such equipment. 169
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214	226		(j) The Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection 170
215	227		and the Police Officer Standards and Training Council shall jointly 171
216	228		maintain guidelines pertaining to the use of body-worn recording 172
217		-	equipment and dashboard cameras, including the type of detective 173 Committee Bill No. 973
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	229	+	equipment and dashboard cameras, including the type of detective 173
222	230		work an officer might engage in that should not be recorded, retention 174
223	231		of data created by such equipment and dashboard cameras and methods 175
224	232		for safe and secure storage of such data. On and after October 1, 2024, 176
225	233		such guidelines shall contain provisions concerning under which 177
226	234		circumstances an officer shall not pause recording on such equipment. 178
227	235		The guidelines shall not require a law enforcement unit to store such 179
228	236		data for a period longer than one year, except in the case where the unit 180
229	237		knows the data is pertinent to any ongoing civil, criminal or 181
230	238		administrative matter. Each law enforcement unit and any police officer 182
231	239		and any other employee of such unit who may have access to such data 183
232	240		shall adhere to such guidelines. The commissioner and council may 184
233	241		update and reissue such guidelines, as the commissioner and council 185
234	242		determine necessary. The commissioner and council shall, upon 186
235	243		issuance of such guidelines or any update to such guidelines, submit 187
236	244		such guidelines in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a to the 188
237	245		joint standing committees of the General Assembly having cognizance 189
238	246		of matters relating to the judiciary and public safety. 190
239	247		(k) (1) Not later than October 1, 2023, the Police Officer Standards and 191
240	248		Training Council, in consultation with the Institute for Municipal and 192
241	249		Regional Policy at The University of Connecticut, shall prescribe a form 193
242	250		to be used by law enforcement units to report each unit's compliance 194
243	251		with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section. Such form shall 195
244	252		require the compilation of information including, but not limited to, (A) 196
245	253		the number of body-worn recording devices in operation in a law 197
246	254		enforcement unit, (B) the number of dashboard cameras in operation in 198
247	255		a law enforcement unit, (C) the number of police patrol vehicles not 199
248	256		equipped with a dashboard camera in a law enforcement unit and the 200
249	257		reasons such vehicles are not so equipped, (D) information regarding 201
250	258		any incidents in which a police officer of a law enforcement unit was 202
251	259		found in an internal investigation conducted by such unit to have 203
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252	265		violated such unit's policy regarding the use of body-worn recording 204
253	266		equipment or dashboard cameras, and (E) any other information 205
254	267		deemed necessary. 206
255		-	(2) Not later than January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, each law 207 Committee Bill No. 973
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260	269		enforcement unit shall submit a report on the form prescribed pursuant 208
261	270		to subdivision (1) of this subsection concerning the unit's compliance 209
262	271		with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section to the Institute for 210
263	272		Municipal and Regional Policy at The University of Connecticut. The 211
264	273		institute shall post such reports on the institute's Internet web site. 212
265	274		(3) Not later than July 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the Institute 213
266	275		for Municipal and Regional Policy at The University of Connecticut 214
267	276		shall, within available appropriations, review the reports submitted 215
268	277		pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, and report the results of 216
269	278		such review and any recommendations as a result of such review to the 217
270	279		Governor, the Police Officer Standards and Training Council, the 218
271	280		Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division within the Office of Policy 219
272	281		and Management and, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-220
273	282		4a, the joint standing committees of the General Assembly having 221
274	283		cognizance of matters relating to the judiciary and public safety and 222
275	284		security. 223
276	285		Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2025) (a) Except as provided in 224
277	286		subsections (b) and (c) of this section, any public agency, as defined in 225
278	287		section 1-200 of the general statutes, that maintains a copy of a record 226
279	288		created using body-worn recording equipment or a dashboard camera 227
280	289		pursuant to section 29-6d of the general statutes, as amended by this act, 228
281	290		may charge the requesting party a redaction fee for any such record that 229
282	291		requires redaction in accordance with the provisions of this section. 230
283	292		Such fee shall compensate the public agency for the time spent redacting 231
284	293		any portion of the requested record as required or authorized by state 232
285	294		or federal law, including, but not limited to, the provisions of subsection 233
286	295		(g) of section 29-6d of the general statutes, as amended by this act. Such 234
287	296		fee shall be calculated as follows: 235
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288	302		(1) The public agency shall not charge the requesting party for the 236
289	303		time spent searching for the applicable record that is responsive to the 237
290	304		request. 238
291		-	(2) The first four hours of labor costs incurred by the public agency in 239 Committee Bill No. 973
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	305	+	(2) The first four hours of labor costs incurred by the public agency in 239
296	306		redacting the requested record shall not be charged to the requesting 240
297	307		party. 241
298	308		(3) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any additional 242
299	309		labor costs associated with any time necessary to redact the requested 243
300	310		record beyond the time set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection 244
301	311		may be charged to the requesting party at a rate not to exceed the hourly 245
302	312		wage of the lowest-paid employee with the requisite training for 246
303	313		redacting the responsive record. For purposes of this subdivision, the 247
304	314		hourly wage of an employee shall be based upon the employee's base 248
305	315		salary and shall not include benefits. The responding agency shall not 249
306	316		charge the requesting party for the services of any attorney hired by the 250
307	317		responding agency to conduct a second review of the requested record 251
308	318		or any company providing digital management services to the 252
309	319		responding agency. 253
310	320		(4) Any fee charged to a requesting party under this subsection shall 254
311	321		not exceed one hundred dollars per hour of the actual length of time of 255
312	322		the record requested. In calculating the fee under this subsection, the 256
313	323		public agency may round up the actual length of time of the record 257
314	324		requested to the nearest half hour at a rate of fifty dollars per half hour. 258
315	325		(5) If the amount to be charged to the requesting party in accordance 259
316	326		with subdivision (3) of this subsection is estimated to exceed two 260
317	327		hundred fifty dollars, the public agency shall inform the requesting 261
318	328		party of the estimated fee and may require prepayment of such fee prior 262
319	329		to redacting the requested record. If the amount of prepaid fees exceeds 263
320	330		the actual labor costs incurred by the public agency in redacting the 264
321	331		requested record, the public agency shall reimburse the requesting 265
322	332		party for any difference between the prepaid amount and actual cost. 266
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323	338		(b) The public agency shall waive any fee authorized under this 267
324	339		section if required under subsection (d) of section 1-212 of the general 268
325	340		statutes. 269
326	341		(c) (1) A public agency shall not charge a fee to any requesting party 270
327		-	who is (A) an involved person in the record requested, (B) the parent or 271 Committee Bill No. 973
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	342	+	who is (A) an involved person in the record requested, (B) the parent or 271
332	343		legal guardian of an involved person, or (C) an attorney representing an 272
333	344		involved person in any civil, criminal or administrative matter. 273
334	345		(2) A public agency shall not charge a fee to any other requesting 274
335	346		party if (A) the record depicts a police officer involved in a shooting, a 275
336	347		police officer involved in a motor vehicle accident or a police officer 276
337	348		giving a formal statement about the use of force, or (B) (i) there is an 277
338	349		allegation of misconduct concerning the police officer involved, or (ii) 278
339	350		the police officer involved is the subject of a disciplinary investigation, 279
340	351		subject to any limitations on disclosure set forth in subsection (g) of 280
341	352		section 29-6d of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 281
342	353		(d) The public agency shall maintain an original, unredacted copy of 282
343	354		any requested record that is redacted for public dissemination in 283
344	355		accordance with the provisions of this section. 284
345	356		(e) If the Freedom of Information Commission determines that a 285
346	357		public agency has violated any provision of this section, the Freedom of 286
347	358		Information Commission may order the public agency to refund any 287
348	359		payment made under this section. 288
349	360		Sec. 3. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 1-212 of the general statutes 289
350	361		are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 290
351	362		October 1, 2025): 291
352	363		(a) Any person applying in writing shall receive, promptly upon 292
353	364		request, a plain, facsimile, electronic or certified copy of any public 293
354	365		record. The type of copy provided shall be within the discretion of the 294
355	366		public agency, except (1) the agency shall provide a certified copy 295
356	367		whenever requested, and (2) if the applicant does not have access to a 296
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357	373		computer or facsimile machine, the public agency shall not send the 297
358	374		applicant an electronic or facsimile copy. [The] Except as provided in 298
359	375		section 2 of this act, the fee for any copy provided in accordance with 299
360	376		the Freedom of Information Act: 300
361	377		(A) By an executive, administrative or legislative office of the state, a 301
362		-	state agency or a department, institution, bureau, board, commission, 302 Committee Bill No. 973
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	378	+	state agency or a department, institution, bureau, board, commission, 302
367	379		authority or official of the state, including a committee of, or created by, 303
368	380		such an office, agency, department, institution, bureau, board, 304
369	381		commission, authority or official, and also including any judicial office, 305
370	382		official or body or committee thereof but only in respect to its or their 306
371	383		administrative functions, shall not exceed twenty-five cents per page; 307
372	384		and 308
373	385		(B) By all other public agencies, as defined in section 1-200, shall not 309
374	386		exceed fifty cents per page. If any copy provided in accordance with said 310
375	387		Freedom of Information Act requires a transcription, or if any person 311
376	388		applies for a transcription of a public record, the fee for such 312
377	389		transcription shall not exceed the cost thereof to the public agency. 313
378	390		(b) The fee for any copy provided in accordance with subsection (a) 314
379	391		of section 1-211 shall not exceed the cost thereof to the public agency. 315
380	392		[In] Except as provided in section 2 of this act, in determining such costs 316
381	393		for a copy, other than for a printout which exists at the time that the 317
382	394		agency responds to the request for such copy, an agency may include 318
383	395		only: 319
384	396		(1) An amount equal to the hourly salary attributed to all agency 320
385	397		employees engaged in providing the requested computer-stored public 321
386	398		record, including their time performing the formatting or programming 322
387	399		functions necessary to provide the copy as requested, but not including 323
388	400		search or retrieval costs except as provided in subdivision (4) of this 324
389	401		subsection; 325
390	402		(2) An amount equal to the cost to the agency of engaging an outside 326
391	403		professional electronic copying service to provide such copying 327
	404	+	Committee Bill No. 973
	405	+
	406	+
	407	+	LCO No. 4031 12 of 12
	408	+
392	409		services, if such service is necessary to provide the copying as requested; 328
393	410		(3) The actual cost of the storage devices or media provided to the 329
394	411		person making the request in complying with such request; and 330
395	412		(4) The computer time charges incurred by the agency in providing 331
396	413		the requested computer-stored public record where another agency or 332
397		-	contractor provides the agency with computer storage and retrieval 333 Committee Bill No. 973
398		-
399		-
400		-	LCO 4031 12 of 12
401		-
	414	+	contractor provides the agency with computer storage and retrieval 333
402	415		services. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the fee for 334
403	416		any copy of the names of registered voters shall not exceed three cents 335
404	417		per name delivered or the cost thereof to the public agency, as 336
405	418		determined pursuant to this subsection, whichever is less. The 337
406	419		Department of Administrative Services shall provide guidelines to 338
407	420		agencies regarding the calculation of the fees charged for copies of 339
408	421		computer-stored public records to ensure that such fees are reasonable 340
409	422		and consistent among agencies. 341
410	423		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
411	424		sections:
412	425
413	426		Section 1 October 1, 2025 29-6d
414	427		Sec. 2 October 1, 2025 New section
415	428		Sec. 3 October 1, 2025 1-212(a) and (b)
416	429
417		-	GOS Joint Favorable
	430	+	Statement of Purpose:
	431	+	To authorize a public agency to charge a fee for the redaction of certain
	432	+	records created by police body-worn recording equipment or
	433	+	dashboard cameras as authorized under state or federal law prior to
	434	+	disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.
	435	+
	436	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	437	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	438	+	underlined.]
	439	+
	440	+	Co-Sponsors: SEN. GADKAR-WILCOX, 22nd Dist.
	441	+
	442	+	S.B. 973
418	443