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<section number="18-122" name="Private Security Camera Incentive Program" law="code" slug="sec-18-122" node_id="PTIITI17PULOLAPRGECOMA_SUBTITLE_18PO_DIV4MIPOMA_S18-122PRSECAINPR">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Definitions. In this Section, the following terms have the meanings indicated.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Program means the Private Security Camera Incentive Program established under this Section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Security camera means an outdoor surveillance camera system, with functioning digital video recording capability, that is installed on property owned or leased by an individual, business, or nonprofit organization.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Priority area means one or more locations that the crime driven data supports as needing additional security cameras based upon public safety indicators, including crime levels. Priority areas shall be identified and published by the Chief of Police and / or designee.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Business means any association, corporation, partnership, individual, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture, or any other legal entity through which business is conducted as defined in County Code Section 10A-101(a)(4).</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Subscription means an amount paid regularly to receive a service or product.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Program established. There is a Private Security Camera Incentive Program under the partnership between the Prince Georges County Police Department and Office of Community Relations. The Office of Community Relations will manage the marketing and outreach of the Private Security Camera Incentive Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Criteria to receive a camera, rebate, or voucher. An owner or lessee of a property may qualify to receive a camera, rebate, or voucher under the program if:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the applicant is an individual, business, or nonprofit organization;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the property is located within a priority area;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>the applicant agrees in writing that the security camera must not be used for the purpose of intentionally recording specific individuals conducting lawful activity on private property not owned by the applicant;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>business or non-profit applicants agree in writing to post notice prominently to alert visitors of the existence of the security camera;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>the rebate or voucher is used solely to offset the purchase of a security camera and/ or the subscription costs associated with a security camera; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>the application is submitted in the form and manner prescribed by the partnership between the Prince Georges County Police Department and the Office of Community Relations.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>Funding and limitations.</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Director of the Office of Finance shall be responsible for dispersing rebates and vouchers.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The amount of a rebate or voucher under the program must not exceed the purchase cost of a security camera or the annual cost of a subscription for security camera service. The maximum amount of a rebate or voucher shall be:</text>
      <level label="A">
        <text>Two hundred dollars ($200.00) for cameras purchased by owners or lessees; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="B">
        <text>One hundred dollars ($100.00) for subscription costs.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>There shall be a limit of one (1) camera per residential household and two (2) cameras per business.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Rebates and vouchers provided under the program are subject to appropriation.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>The Office of Finance may seek federal or state funding to support the program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Priority Areas. Prior to implementation of the program, the Chief of Police and / or a designee must provide a list of the priority areas in the County based on crime statistics. The Priority Areas List shall be:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>identified by locations supported by crime driven data; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>updated each year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>Community Inclusiveness. This entire Section shall comply with Subtitle 2, Administration, Division 46, of this Code.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>Annual report. The Office of the County Executive must report to the Council annually regarding the implementation of the program, including the number and amount of rebates and vouchers awarded, and the efficacy of the program.</text>
  </level>
</section>
