Arizona police body-cam footage can be wildly expensive to access

Public records advocates say an Arizona law that allows police departments to charge hourly rates to review body-worn camera footage before releasing it is leading to massive fees for the public and potentially illegal charges. But the law’s main proponent said that’s just a sign that it’s working as intended, because the whole point was to charge enough money for the video to deter frivolous requests. …



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