SCOTUS already shot down something similar in a case in Illinois. It is a direct violation on the first amendment to outlaw the recording of police officers.
I think it is bogus to put a minimum distance required to film. Too many times police officials have internally investigated themselves and found nothing wrong, or some how "lose" dash cam footage. This is a tool us common folk can use to keep others, especially police, accountable. How many people have been punished for their actions once video surfaced of them committing a crime?
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