Ohio governor signs bill to charge public for police video footage

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed a new measure into law earlier this week that permits police departments to charge the public to release camera footage from its officers — including dash, body or surveillance video.

“No law enforcement agency should ever have to choose between diverting resources for officers on the street to move them to administrative tasks like lengthy video redaction reviews for which agencies receive no compensation — and this is especially so for when the requestor...