Walk It Through: Filming an Arrest
A phone held up on a sidewalk, an order to stop approaching, and a request for the police video.
On a sidewalk, a passerby starts recording officers arresting a stranger.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One bystander filming one arrest on a public sidewalk. Recording a phone call, recording inside a home and a phone taken as evidence are left to the recording page and the courts.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Level 6 felonyThe lowest felony level for crimes committed after June 30, 2014, a fixed term of six months to two and one-half years with an advisory sentence of one year, and a fine of not more than $10,000.
- Resisting law enforcementForcibly resisting, obstructing or interfering with an officer lawfully doing official duties, or fleeing after an officer has identified as one and ordered a stop, a Class A misdemeanor that becomes a felony with a vehicle or an injury.
- Unlawful encroachment on an investigationKnowingly or intentionally approaching within 25 feet of an officer lawfully doing official duties after the officer ordered the person to stop approaching, a Class C misdemeanor.
- Public access counselorThe state office whose informal inquiry response or advisory opinion a person denied records generally seeks before suing, to be eligible for attorney's fees.