Politics & Government
Miami Beach Police Temporarily Suspend Ordinance Used Against People Filming Officers
The local ordinance passed in June makes it a crime to stand within 20 feet of officers with the "intent to impede, provoke or harass" them.
August 21, 2021
The Miami Beach Police Department has temporarily suspended a new ordinance that critics say was being used to arrest bystanders using their cellphone video cameras to record police on duty.
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According to a statement released by police spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez, “On July 26, at the directive of the Police Chief, MBPD has temporarily suspended the enforcement of CMB Ordinance 70-8 until all Miami Beach officers receive additional, in-person training on the nuances of the ordinance. As a result, there have been no arrests pursuant to this ordinance since July 26.”
The local ordinance passed in June makes it a crime to stand within 20 feet of officers with the “intent to impede, provoke or harass” them.
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