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§ 67A08. Construction

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: September 5, 2017

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Actions, Proceedings and Other Matters Generally
Chapter 67A. Recordings by Law Enforcement Officers (Refs & Annos)
Effective: September 5, 2017
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 67A08
§ 67A08. Construction
Currentness
The following shall apply:
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter the responsibilities of parties to any criminal or civil litigation to exchange information in accordance with applicable rules of procedure.
(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to preclude a prosecuting attorney with jurisdiction or a law enforcement agency from disclosing an audio recording or video recording in the absence of a written request or beyond the time periods stated in this chapter.
(3) The prosecuting attorney with jurisdiction must agree in writing to the disclosure by a law enforcement agency if the prosecuting attorney determines that:
(i) the audio recording or video recording contains potential evidence in a criminal matter, information pertaining to an investigation, confidential information or victim information; and
(ii) reasonable redaction of the audio recording or video recording will not safeguard the potential evidence, information pertaining to an investigation, confidential information or victim information.

Credits

2017, July 7, P.L. 304, No. 22, § 3, effective in 60 days [Sept. 5, 2017].
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 67A08, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 67A08
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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