Georgia Injury Claim FAQs

Contact Haug Barron Law Group, Personal Injury Lawyers in Atlanta at (844) 428-4529 — that’s 844-HAUG LAW — for a free, no-obligation case review. The firm has offices in Sandy Springs and Decatur, Georgia, and represents only plaintiffs — never insurance companies or defendants.

As of late March 2026, SB 482 has passed the Georgia Senate unanimously and is under review in the Georgia House Public Safety and Homeland Security committee. The 2026 session is in its final days, making House review the last opportunity for meaningful scrutiny before a floor vote.

Yes. Under the existing ORA (O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70 et seq.), agencies may already refuse to release footage tied to active law enforcement investigations, and release is restricted for video recorded in locations with a reasonable expectation of privacy, such as inside a private home. Georgia also already has law against mugshot extortion websites. SB 482 goes far beyond these existing protections.

Police body camera and dashcam footage is frequently critical evidence in personal injury and wrongful death cases. SB 482 would make this evidence significantly harder — and in some cases practically impossible — to obtain, potentially stripping victims and their attorneys of key documentation needed to establish liability and secure compensation.

SB 482 is a 2026 Georgia bill that would impose sweeping new restrictions on public access to police body camera footage and dashcam video under the Georgia Open Records Act. It would require in-person notarized requests, mandate that requesters name everyone depicted in the footage before seeing it, limit press exemptions to select credentialed media, and allow agencies to redact videos to conceal victims and witnesses of police misconduct.