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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 24. PUBLIC SPACE AND SAFETY |
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Chapter 24-39. METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT BODY-WORN CAMERAS |
Section 24-3903. BODY-WORN CAMERA AUDITS AND DATA PROTECTION
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3903.1. The Department shall conduct audits of the BWC Program to assess the following, at a minimum:
(a) Member compliance with these regulations and any policy directives issued by the Department;
(b) The impact of the BWC Program on reports submitted by members;
(c) Member training and equipment needs;
(d) The proper protection of individuals' privacy rights;
(e) The impact of BWCs on the number and type of citizen complaints filed with the Department;
(f) The impact of BWCs on the number of use-of-force incidents;
(g) The total number of contacts between members and the public; and
(h) The maintenance of proper and secure access to shared or retained BWC recordings.
3903.2. The Department shall regularly monitor the business practices of any third-party entity providing services to the BWC Program to ensure that individuals' privacy rights are protected.
3903.3. The Department may enter into agreements with other government agencies to provide access to BWC recordings; provided, that any such agreements shall require the other agencies to adhere to the individual privacy protections contained in these regulations or any policy directives issued by the Department.
3903.4. The Department shall strictly control access to BWC recordings and shall identify each member who accesses BWC recordings. The Department shall perform quarterly audits of member access to BWC recordings.
3903.5. A member who makes a BWC recording shall not have access to delete that recording.
3903.6. The deletion of any BWC recording shall be tightly restricted and shall require written justification for the deletion.
3903.7. If it is discovered through review, audit, or inspection that a member did not record a required event, the Department shall require the member to provide written justification for the failure to record.
3903.8. The Department shall regularly monitor its BWC recordings data protection policies.