Violators of the new law, which includes exceptions for traffic stops, will face a misdemeanor charge and up to 30 days in jail
The Arizona state representative John Kavanagh, who sponsored the bill,
that the new law was meant to protect law enforcement officers from harm or distraction while conducting their job. First amendment advocates have condemned the bill as unconstitutional, vague and giving police disproportionate discretion to enforce. “Members of the public have a first amendment right to video police in public places and what this tries to do is discourage people from doing that,” said constitutional attorney Dan BarrBarr added that laws already exist preventing people from interfering with police action, making the new law redundant.
A previous version of the bill banned anyone within 15ft of police from recording. Over a dozen news, photography and first amendment advocacy organizations
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