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* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmember Conaway
A BILL ENTITLED
AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Police Vehicles - Recording Devices
FOR the purpose of requiring police vehicles to be equipped with digital video and audio recording devices.
Body
BY adding
Article 19 - Police Ordinances
Section(s) 69-1, to be under the new subtitle,
"Subtitle 69. Police Vehicles"
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 19. Police Ordinances
SUBTITLE 69. POLICE VEHICLES
§ 69-1. RECORDING DEVICES REQUIRED.
(A) NEW VEHICLES.
ALL VEHICLES NEWLY PUT INTO SERVICE BY OR FOR THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES.
(B) EXISTING VEHICLES.
EACH YEAR, AT LEAST 20% OF ALL OTHER VEHICLES IN SERVICE BY OR FOR THE BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT MUST BE EQUIPPED WITH DIGITAL VIDEO AND AUDIO RECORDING DEVICES.
SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That the catchlines contained in this Ordinance are not law and may not be considered to have been enacted as a part of this or any prior Ordinance.
SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.
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