Ohio's New Law Sparks Debate: Are Police Bodycams Behind A Paywall?

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has officially turned police body camera footage into a commodity. Source: JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images / Getty According to PEOPLE, DeWine signed H.B. 315 into law late Thursday night, allowing law enforcement agencies to charge up to $750 per request for bodycam, dashcam, and jail surveillance footage-records that were previously a key tool for holding officers accountable. That's literally someone's check. Imagine a simple traffic violation turned for the worse, and now it costs your savings to retrieve the proof. It's not right. As reported by WEWS News . . .