People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a measure approved by the state legislature.
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The fee was included in an amendment to the state’s sunshine laws that was quietly introduced and passed after midnight Thursday by the GOP-controlled legislature. It now heads to the desk of the Republican governor. It's not clear when or if he'll act on it. A news media group is urging a veto.
Gary Daniels, chief lobbyist at Ohio’s American Civil Liberties Union chapter, said the bill is a “major blow for government transparency and accountability." Daniels and Monica Nieporte, executive director of the Ohio News Media Association, each said they had no indication lawmakers were even considering such a measure until after it had already passed. She said her organization will urge DeWine to veto it.
Yost said social media influencers and professional YouTube creators have bogged down police departments with requests for these videos, effectively “making the taxpayers subsidize their little garden businesses.”
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