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Ohio lawmakers sneak in a new law to charge public for police body camera videos

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed a bill that includes a provision allowing police departments to charge for dashboard, jailhouse surveillance, and body camera footage.

Under Ohio 's new law, departments can charge up to $75 per hour of footage in labor costs for reviewing, redacting, and uploading it.

Media organizations, civil liberties groups, and transparency advocates argue that the amendment to Ohio 's Sunshine Law will make police oversight prohibitively expensive.