Correctional facility; intentionally covering, removing, etc., a security camera, penalty.
It became law on Apr 11, 2022.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Apr 11, 2022
What it does
Covering a security camera in a correctional facility; penalty. Provides that any person, other than a law-enforcement officer, jail officer, correctional officer, or other custodial officer, who intentionally covers, removes, damages, renders inoperable, or otherwise obscures a security camera, as defined in the bill, without the permission of the sheriff, jail superintendent, warden, or Director of the Department of Corrections or Department of Juvenile Justice is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. The bill also provides that any person who intentionally covers, removes, damages, renders inoperable ,or otherwise obscures a security camera with the intent of inhibiting or preventing a…
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This bill passed and is now law.
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