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California Petition Would Require Audio-Visual Record of Contacts Between Police and Public

Requires that a copy of the recording be provided to affected citizens who are arrested and charged with a crime.

A notice posted on California Secretary of State Debra Bowen's Web site outlines a petition that would "require peace officers to create an audio-visual recording of all contacts with or searches of citizens." The petition "Requires that a copy of the recording be provided to affected citizens who are arrested and charged with a crime."

The costs are unknown, said the notice, but could potentially cost "hundreds of millions of dollars on a one-time basis, with ongoing costs in the tens of millions of dollars."