Classifies tampering with body camera footage as tampering with physical evidence and obstructing governmental administration.
This bill amends the penal law to include actions by police or peace officers who turn off their body cameras or delete body camera recordings as part of the crime of tampering with physical evidence and obstructing governmental administration. Tampering with physical evidence is classified as a class E felony, while obstructing governmental administration is a class A misdemeanor.
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