Police Bodycam Laws
Florida Police Bodycam Laws & Public Records
Florida has no statewide bodycam mandate. Learn when footage is public under Fla. Stat. 119.071(2)(l), the 90-day retention floor, and how to get a copy.
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Georgia Police Bodycam Laws: Retention & Open Records Rules
Georgia has no statewide bodycam mandate. See the 180-day/30-month retention rule under O.C.G.A. 50-18-96 and how the Open Records Act governs access.
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Hawaii Police Bodycam Laws: Public Records & Retention Rules
Hawaii has no bodycam statute; all four counties adopted cameras by policy. See how HRS 92F governs footage access, retention, and a 2024 Oahu shooting.
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Idaho Police Body Camera Laws: Access & Retention (2026)
Idaho has no statewide bodycam mandate. Footage retention and public access run through Idaho Code 31-871 and the Public Records Act.
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Illinois Police Body Camera Laws: Mandate & Retention (2026)
Illinois requires bodycams statewide under 50 ILCS 706. Retention, FOIA access rules, and how the Sonya Massey case tested the law, explained for 2026.
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Indiana Police Body Camera Laws: Retention & Access (2026)
Indiana sets 190/280-day bodycam retention and a distinctive preservation-request rule under Ind. Code 5-14-3-5.2/5.3. How to request or preserve footage.
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Iowa Police Body Camera Laws: Access & Public Records
Iowa has no bodycam statute. Access to footage runs through Iowa Code 22.7(5), and courts are split on whether that exemption covers bodycam video.
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Kansas Police Body Camera Laws: Access & K.S.A. 45-254
Kansas classifies bodycam footage as a closed criminal investigation record under K.S.A. 45-254. See who can request to view it within 20 days, and the court-order path for others.
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Kentucky Police Body Camera Laws: KRS 61.168 & Access
Kentucky requires body cameras only for no-knock warrant teams under Senate Bill 4. See KRS 61.168 disclosure rules and KRS 61.169 attorney access to footage.
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Louisiana Police Bodycam Laws (2026): Retention & Records
Louisiana does not require police to use body cameras statewide. See the activation-policy law, retention rules, and how to request footage.
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Maine Police Bodycam Laws (2026): No Mandate & Records Access
Maine has no law requiring police to wear body cameras. See why a 2019 mandate bill died and how footage access works under Maine's FOAA.
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Maryland Police Bodycam Laws (2026): Mandate, Retention & Access
Maryland required all county police to use body cameras by July 1, 2025. See the statute, retention rules, and how to request footage.
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