A bill that prohibits California police from withholding public access to their body camera footage longer than 45 days has passed the state legislature as of Aug. 31 and has now been sent to Gov. Jerry Brown.
Assembly Bill 748 requires “the release of video or audio within 45 days of a critical incident, which is defined as the discharge of a firearm or use-of-force that causes death or great bodily harm,” according to a statement from the bill’s author Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco).
