H3049: Law Enforcement Integrity Act

Legislative Summary

Amend The Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1976, By Adding Chapter 2 To Title 23 So As To Enact The "law Enforcement Integrity Act", To Require All Law Enforcement Agencies Provide Their Officers Body-worn Cameras And Provide When They Or Dash Cameras Must Be Activated, To Provide The Circumstances When Failure To Activate A Body-worn Or Dash Camera Is Unlawful, To Provide For The Retention And Release Of Body-worn Camera Recordings, To Provide The State Law Enforcement Division Shall Issue An Annual Report Containing Information Regarding Law Enforcement Officer Conduct, To Provide The Types Of Force A Law Enforcement Agency May Not Use In Response To A Protest Or Demonstration, To Provide Penalties For Unlawful Law Enforcement Officer Conduct, To Provide Circumstances When Physical Or Deadly Force May Be Used, To Provide Circumstances When A Law Enforcement Officer Shall Prevent Or Stop Another Law Enforcement Officer From Using Physical Force, To Provide When A Law Enforcement Officer May Make Contact With A Person And File A Report Of The Contact, And To Provide The Circumstances When A Law Enforcement Officer Shall Provide His Business Card To A Detainee.