Procedure 410

Question 1

Failure to record activities as laid out in this policy will not be considered a policy violation as long as __________ is documented.

Answer 1

reasonable justification

Question 2

Officers shall report lost/damaged BWC’s to their immediate supervisor. Damaged BWC will be returned by the ___________ to the ____________ or their designee. Prior to officer returning to duty, the supervisor shall remove the lost/damaged BWC serial # associated with the officer in Evidence.com and replace it with the newly assigned BWC serial #.

Answer 2

supervisor

ITSD Client Services Technician

Question 3

Officers promoting or who will be reassigned to duties where they will not be utilizing the BWC will return their BWC to their immediate supervisor within _____ of the transfer. Prior to the Officer’s new duty assignment, the supervisor shall remove the BWC serial # from Evidence.com and notify the ITSD Client Services Technician or their designee.

Answer 3

72 hours

Question 4

Procedure 410 – Body Worn Cameras
All copies of DME will be produced by the Video Evidence Custodian or their designee. A copy is defined as a reproduction of the ______ recording of the event.

Answer 4

primary

Question 5

.11 COMPLAINTS RECEIVED/VIDEO REVIEW
A. When a complaint is received alleging misconduct involving an Officer who is assigned a BWC, the following procedures shall be followed:
1. The Officer’s ________ or _________ shall determine if any police originated DME exists.

Answer 5

immediate supervisor

Internal Affairs Unit

Question 6

Procedure 410 – Body Worn Cameras
An Officer who is the respondent to a citizen or administrative complaint shall have the ability to review any police originated DME and/or any police originated DME _________ of the incident in question.

Answer 6

audit trail

Question 7

Procedure 410 – Body Worn Cameras
The ________ may, for the purposes of an investigation or complaint, export or copy any and all police originated DME as needed.

Answer 7

Internal Affairs Investigator

Question 8

Any/all videos initially categorized or upgraded to a Capital Felony or First Degree Felony must be retained for a minimum of _______ ( _____ days) in accordance with the Texas State Library and Archive Commission (Record # PS-4125-05b). Capital Felony/First Degree Felony, or any other video having evidentiary value, which needs to be retained past the standard retention period, must be identified by a Detective Investigator or a supervisor and have a hold request with an expiration date forwarded to the Records and Administration Office through the chain of command.

Answer 8

50 years

18,250

Question 9

Non-evidentiary, accidental recordings tagged under event 0 which contain personal and/or sensitive material and which fall under Section .06J, may be deleted when:

1. An immediate supervisor is notified in writing; the supervisor notifies a systems administrator, who will restrict the video;
2. Reviewed by a supervisor from the office of the Chief of Police;
3. Reviewed by a _________;
4. Reviewed and finalized by Police Audio/Video ________.

Answer 9

Deputy Chief

Records Specialist

Question 10

.13 VIDEO UPLOADS
A. Prior to the end of __________ the officer will go to a designated docking station and upload the BWC DME. The DME will then be uploaded to the departments contract cloud based storage.

Answer 10

their duty day

Question 11

. All video must be uploaded before the Officer’s __________. No Officer is permitted to take a BWC home while it still contains video on it, unless authorized by the __________ or in accordance with Section .16 of this procedure.

Answer 11

next assigned shift

on duty Sergeant

Question 12

Procedure 410 – Body Worn Cameras
Supervisors will only review recordings from Type _____ category of events, in accordance with Section .11 of
this procedure.

Answer 12

2–8

Question 13

________ made aware of damaged or malfunctioning recording equipment shall arrange for repair or replacement of the equipment. Damage shall be inspected by the supervisor and he/she will make every attempt to locate and assign a working BWC system to the Officer. Supervisors shall replace the damaged/malfunctioning BWC in accordance with Section .09E of this procedure.

Answer 13

Any supervisor

Question 14

.15 REVIEWING DME
A. The viewing of videos is restricted for official use only. Videos may be viewed for the following purposes:
5. __________Requests (ORRs) in accordance with Section .10 of this procedure;
6. Officer involved crashes; or
7. Other – any purpose not listed in this procedure shall have prior documented approval by ________.

Answer 14

Open Record

a supervisor