Ops 22 in car video Flashcards
What is Ops 22?
In car video/audio recording system
What is it’s purpose?
is to establish policy and procedure for the deployment, utilization, inspection and maintenance of the In-Car Video/Audio Recording System (ICVARS). Further, to establish policy and procedure for the distribution, maintenance, collection and storage of the ICVARS tape cassettes
While on-duty and utilizing an ICVARS equipped vehicle, the officer shall at all times maintain the equipment in a __ __ __ so long as that vehicle is in operation or there is the potential for citizen contact
record/standby mode
activities that the officer SHALL record:
- when handling or seizing money, drugs or property from a subject;
- all traffic stops,
- arrests,
- prisoner transports,
- pursuits,
- any emergency driving,
- field interviews,
- fights,
- disorders,
- riots/unruly crowds/protests,
- crimes in progress whether the officer is the primary officer involved or is the backup unit during any of the aforementioned activities or events.
• If the remote audio transmitter, receiver and antenna unit (body microphone) OR any part of the actual in-car system does not function, the entire system shall be deemed as
“off-line”
If the officer detects that the equipment is not working properly at any time, the officer shall immediately notify his/her __ by __ and copy Techreq
Sergeant
Failure to record when required by this manual order shall be subject to review by the __ __ __ and to possible disciplinary action
chain-of-command
ICVARS equipment shall be inspected by the __ __during routine inspection of vehicles and other issued equipment.
shift sergeant
the equipment is subject to random inspection by a __ at any time
supervisor
Officers SHALL tag all recorded video with one of the provided classifications:
a) DUI, Arrest,
b) traffic citation,
c) traffic warning,
d) shooting,
e) disorder,
f) suspicious person,
g) drug arrest,
h) complaint,
i) vehicle pursuit,
j) IA, and
k) Permanent.
Once a recording is made, the recording shall not be __ , __ __or in any way
edited
recorded over
altered
officer shall contact the __ __ Office and/or the __ __ Office to determine the status of any case prior to disposal of any tape retained for court or investigations.
District Attorney’s
City Attorney’s
The officer shall obtain __ __ from the DA and the City attorney stating that the tape is no longer needed and may be destroyed.
Written documentation
Written Documentation for tape disposal shall be maintained for a period of __ years
3
Digital media shall be maintained on a central server(s) for __ months
18
Requests by officers for CD duplicates for court purposes shall be made within __ days of the date of the incident recorded.
thirty (30)
Requests for digital video from attorneys and citizens shall be subject to the same regulations governing the release of Department records in ___
ADM-34
