** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2022 PER CHAPTER 59 OF 2021 ** (a) At the commencement of a traffic stop or other stop, absent exigent circumstances, a police officer shall: (1) display proper identification to the stopped individual; and (2) provide the following information to the stopped individual: (i) the officer’s name; (ii) the officer’s identification number issued by the law enforcement agency the officer is representing; (iii) the name of the law enforcement agency the police officer is representing; and (iv) the reason for the traffic stop or other stop. (b) A police officer’s failure to comply with subsection (a) of this section: (1) may be grounds for administrative disciplinary action against the officer; and (2) may not serve as the basis for the exclusion of evidence under the exclusionary rule. (c) A police officer may not prohibit or prevent a citizen from recording the police officer’s actions if the citizen is otherwise acting lawfully and safely.
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