A group of Maryland lawmakers want to make it legal for residents to record police activities, after some people recently were detained for videotaping officers.

The bill would amend Maryland’s wiretapping laws by allowing citizens to record officers who are on duty and in a public place — which is now illegal and carries up to a five-year prison sentence and $10,000 fine.

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