A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23390, SO AS TO DIRECT THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED) TO DEVELOP CRITERIA AND DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE METHOD TO IMPLEMENT THE STATEWIDE USE OF BODYWORN CAMERAS BY LOCAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, TO DIRECT SLED TO DESIGN AND OPERATE A PILOT PROJECT INCLUDING CERTAIN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE, AND TO AUTHORIZE SLED TO DEVELOP AND PROPOSE REGULATIONS WHICH WOULD SET THE CRITERIA AND PROVIDE A METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE STATEWIDE USE OF BODYWORN CAMERAS BY LOCAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AFTER THE PILOT PROJECT IS COMPLETED. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: (A) For purposes of this section, “Section 23390. ‘bodyworn an electronic device worn on a that camera’ means person’s body records both audio and video data. (B) The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is directed to develop specific criteria and determine an appropriate method to implement the statewide use of bodyworn cameras by local and state law enforcement officers in this State including which law enforcement agencies and their respective officers should or should not be included in the use of bodyworn cameras. In developing this criteria, SLED shall take into account factors
A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23390, SO AS TO DIRECT THE SOUTH CAROLINA LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED) TO DEVELOP CRITERIA AND DETERMINE AN APPROPRIATE METHOD TO IMPLEMENT THE STATEWIDE USE OF BODYWORN CAMERAS BY LOCAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, TO DIRECT SLED TO DESIGN AND OPERATE A PILOT PROJECT INCLUDING CERTAIN COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES IN THE STATE, AND TO AUTHORIZE SLED TO DEVELOP AND PROPOSE REGULATIONS WHICH WOULD SET THE CRITERIA AND PROVIDE A METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTATION FOR THE STATEWIDE USE OF BODYWORN CAMERAS BY LOCAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AFTER THE PILOT PROJECT IS COMPLETED. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina: SECTION 1. Chapter 3, Title 23 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding: “Section 23390. (A) For purposes of this section, ‘bodyworn camera’ means an electronic device worn on a person’s body that records both audio and video data. (B) The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is directed to develop specific criteria and determine an appropriate method to implement the statewide use of bodyworn cameras by local and state law enforcement officers in this State including which law enforcement agencies and their respective officers should or should not be included in the use of bodyworn cameras. In developing this criteria, SLED shall take into account factors