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SALT LAKE CITY — Some police officers serving search warrants would have to wear body cameras when forcibly entering a home or building, according to a bill the Utah Senate passed Tuesday.
SB82 requires law enforcement agencies that own body cameras to use them through the duration of the execution of a warrant. Officers also must wear a badge, label or clothing that identifies them as police.
The bill would also ban police from forcible entry based solely on allegations of drug use or possession.
Bill sponsor Sen. Steve Urquhart, R-St. George, said the bill aims to balance when it is and isn't appropriate for law enforcement to go through someone's door.
The Senate passed the measure 26-0. It now goes to the House.
— Dennis Romboy
