SB 126 – AS INTRODUCED
2009 SESSION
04/09
SENATE BILL 126
AN ACT relative to the use of audio and video recording devices by law enforcement officers.
SPONSORS: Sen. Roberge, Dist 9; Sen. Barnes, Jr., Dist 17; Sen. Gallus, Dist 1; Rep. Hawkins, Hills 18; Rep. Graham, Hills 18; Rep. L'Heureux, Hills 19
This bill removes the requirement that a uniformed law enforcement officer give notice prior to making an audio recording during a routine stop.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
09-0975
04/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Nine
AN ACT relative to the use of audio and video recording devices by law enforcement officers.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Wiretapping and Eavesdropping; Interception and Disclosure. Amend RSA 570-A:2, II(j) to read as follows:
(j) A uniformed law enforcement officer to make an audio recording in conjunction with a video recording of a routine stop performed in the ordinary course of patrol duties [on any way as defined by RSA 259:125, provided that the officer shall first give notification of such recording to the party to the communication].
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2010.