New Jersey A1673 mandates public access to law enforcement disciplinary records and sets retention periods for these records.
New Jersey A1673 requires law enforcement disciplinary records to be accessible as government records, promoting transparency. The bill mandates that these records be retained for a minimum of 20 years, except for video and audio recordings, which must be kept for at least five years unless they are part of a criminal, juvenile, or disciplinary investigation or a civil action. In such cases, the records must be maintained until the final adjudication or resolution, including appeals.
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