Recording the Police Card
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Recording the Police Card
Your right to film police in public.
What To Do
Record openly — keep the phone visible, not hidden.
Stay back and do not get in the middle of an arrest or interfere.
Keep recording even if told to stop, as long as you are not interfering.
Note: audio-recording rules vary by state.
Your Rights
You have a First Amendment right to record police doing their jobs in public.
Police cannot delete your photos or video.
Police generally need a warrant to search your phone to view footage.
You Can Say
"I am exercising my First Amendment right to record in public."
"I am not interfering. Am I free to go?"
Based on: 1st Amendment (record in public) · Glik v. Cunniffe (2011)
Educational only — not legal advice.
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