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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

In era of transparency, Arizona law limits filming police

Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Arizona's governor has signed a law that restricts how the public can video police at a time when there’s growing pressure across the U.S. for greater law enforcement transparency.

Civil rights and media groups opposed the measure that Republican Gov. Doug Ducey signed Thursday. The law makes it illegal in Arizona to knowingly video police officers 8 feet (2.5 meters) or closer without an officer’s permission.

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