NEW MEXICO LAWMAKERS BACK MANDATORY POLICE BODY CAMERAS
New Mexico’s Legislature approved a proposal to make police body cameras mandatory for nearly all state and local law enforcement officers, sending the bill to supportive Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham for final approval.
The Democrat-led House of Representatives voted 44-26 on the Senate-approved police accountability reforms that provide exceptions for tribal authorities.
Video must be archived for 120 days, and police agencies that flout the camera requirement could be sued for withholding evidence, under the legislation.
