A state court panel has ruled that police body-camera-worn footage is a public record, dealing a blow to the Police Benevolent Association, which had argued that the footage constituted a personnel record covered under a state civil-rights law and thus could not be released without a court order or relevant officers’ consent.
The ruling, issued Feb. 19 by the Appellate Division’s First Judicial Department, clears the way for the release of footage documenting officer-involved shootings and other police action.
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