GO 100.61 MVARS

Question 0

Uniformed personnel may manually activate the digital media recorder under the following conditions:

Answer 0

(1) Pre-enforcement stop observations (i.e., pacing speed violators,
observation, and/or commentary of suspected driving under the influence
violators).

(2) Contacts or other events for which the recording could be used as
evidence to limit liability, resolve potential citizens’ complaints, or as a trainintool.

(3) Other incidents in which the uniformed employee’s judgment has the
potential to be used as evidence in any civil or criminal proceedings.

(4) To capture disaster and emergency occurrences (i.e., flood, earthquake,
explosion, riot).

Question 1

The following enforcement actions and activities shall be video and audio recorded in their entirety:

Answer 1

(1) . Enforcement contacts (including pedestrians on the freeway
(2) Pursuits.
(3) Emergency responses “Code 3.”
(4) Vehicle searches (excludes vehicle inventories).
(5) Disabled motorists.

Question 2

Uniformed employees who arrive at a scene or traffic stop as a secondary or
subsequent unit solely for the purposes of assisting may/should/shall manually activate MVARS. This optional activation is not inclusive of “back-up” situations and/or other
instances where conditions exist that meet recording requirements listed under
section 3(a) of this general order.

Answer 2

May

Question 3

Warranty related repairs will be/ will not bearranged by Area MVARS coordinators through WatchGuard service technicians. Mobile Video/Audio Recording
Systems coordinators will be required to notify RPS MVARS coordinators of
any repair requests made via email at MVARS@chp.ca.gov

Answer 3

Will be

Question 4

The recordings shall not/should not / may be routinely reviewed to generate monthly and/or annual employee performance
evaluations, nor shall recordings be randomly viewed for the sole purpose of locating
policy and/or criminal violations

Answer 4

Shall not

Question 5

Digital audio and video recordings may or may not be used bthe Department for the purposes of proving and disproving allegations of
misconduct.

Answer 5

May be

Question 6

Civil Proceedings. Copying, viewing, and releasing of DVDs maintained for civproceedings shall be coordinated through the Office of Legal Affairs, Case
Management Unit. T or F

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Copying, viewing, and releasing of digital media maintained for evidence in criminal proceedings shall be coordinated through the district attorney’s office, Division, or AC field

Answer 7

DA office

Question 8

All DVDs shall be retained for a period of not less than one two or three years. Additional retention may apply in accordance w

Answer 8

One