1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; eliminating the prerequisite of pretrial filing of a transcript 
1.3 	for admission into evidence of law enforcement body camera recordings;amending 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 634.36.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 634.36, is amended to read:
1.7 	634.36 EVIDENCE OF VIDEOTAPES, AUDIOTAPES, OR OTHER 
1.8 	RECORDINGS.
1.9 	In any hearing or trial of a criminal offense or petty misdemeanor or proceeding pursuant 
1.10 	to section 169A.53, subdivision 3, evidence of a videotape, audiotape, or electronic or digital 
1.11 	recording prepared by a peace officer, using recording equipment in a law enforcement 
1.12 	vehicle or on the officer's person, while in the performance of official duties shall not be 
1.13 	excluded on the ground that a written transcript of the recording was not prepared and 
1.14 	available at or prior to trial. As used in this section, "peace officer" has the meaning given 
1.15 	in section 169A.03, subdivision 18.

1.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017, and applies to trials and 
1.17 	hearings beginning on or after that date.