Proposal limits public access to Ohio police body cameras

A proposal in Ohio would set certain rules for public access to video footage captured by police body cameras.
Legislation from a Dayton-area state house Republican would spell out that body camera videos are a public record, except for footage recorded inside a private residence. The legislation would bar public access to videos taken of a minor or a victim of a sex crime. The state Legislature is currently on summer break.
The Ohio Supreme Court recently heard arguments over public access to police body camera videos and dash cam footage. The cases were the first substantive claims about such recordings to reach the state’s highest court.