Arizona’s Republican Gov. Doug Ducey has signed into law HB 2319, which bans the public from video recording within 8 feet of police activity.
Any person who knowingly makes a video within 8 feet of police activity could be charged with a class 3 misdemeanor and would likely incur a fine without jail time. Officers are required to warn anyone recording video within 8 feet before arresting them.
An exception is provided if the incident takes place inside private property.
“If the law enforcement activity is occurring in an enclosed structure that is on private property, a person who is authorized to be on the private property may make a video recording of the activity from an adjacent room or area that is less than eight feet away from where the activity is occurring,” the law states….