Body-Worn Camera

A 2020 law required state, county and city law enforcement in New Mexico to always use body cameras and retain the footage. A bill approved unanimously by the Senate Wednesday would create more leniency around the rule, along with all out exceptions to it.

NM Dems backtrack on police body cam enforcement

Nash Jones

In the summer of 2020, against a backdrop of outrage over racist police violence and massive demonstrations following the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd, Democratic lawmakers in New Mexico passed a law requiring law enforcement to use body-worn cameras and save the footage. Now, Senate Democrats are rolling the law back, creating more leniency and exemptions.

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