HOUSE BILL 534

50th legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - first session, 2011

INTRODUCED BY

Dennis J. Kintigh

AN ACT

RELATING TO ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE; PROVIDING THAT ANY RECORDING MADE BY A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IS ADMISSIBLE IN COURT IF THE OFFICER WAS PRESENT DURING THE TIME THE RECORDING WAS MADE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. RECORDING BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ADMISSIBLE.--

          A. Any recording made by a certified law enforcement officer, whether the officer was in uniform, plain clothes or undercover, in any location and with any device shall be presumed to meet all the requirements for admissibility in court if the law enforcement officer was present during the time the recording was made.

          B. As used in this section, "recording" means an electronic recording created by visual or audio media, including videotape, audiotape or digital media.

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is July 1, 2011.

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