Gov. Phil Murphy Signs Law Requiring All Police Officers To Wear Body Cameras In New Jersey

Gov. Phil Murphy Signs Law Requiring All Police Officers To Wear Body Cameras In New Jersey

TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Gov. Phil Murphy signed a new law Tuesday requiring all police officers to wear body cameras in New Jersey.

About 12,000 officers in the state wear them now, but that’s just a third of the state’s police force.

The governor’s office says equipping the remaining 23,000 officers with body cameras will cost an estimated $56 million.

NEW: Today, @GovMurphy signed legislation:
Requiring every patrol officer to wear a body camera
Regulating the use of body worn cameras by law enforcement

Learn more: https://t.co/MU1VWP05xP pic.twitter.com/M5MWW0c0jT

— New Jersey (@NJGov) November 24, 2020

Lawmakers have introduced a separate funding bill, which is pending in the state Legislature.

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November 25, 2020 at 08:17AM