SECTION 1. Chapter 140 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 131J the following section:-
131J1/2. In a municipality that accepts this section, any portable device or weapon described in section 131J that is possessed by a municipal law enforcement officer for the purpose of his or her official duties shall be capable of recording and amplifying sound; provided, however, that an officer may possess a portable device or weapon that is incapable of recording and amplifying sound if the portable device or weapon was purchased by the municipality before this section is accepted.
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