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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="3-511.1" title_number="3" title_name="Law Enforcement" subtitle_number="5">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Department of General Services, in coordination with the Department of Information Technology, shall negotiate contracts, at the request of one or more law enforcement agencies, with third parties for the acquisition or maintenance of body–worn cameras, equipment, or technology for law enforcement agencies.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The contracts negotiated under paragraph (1) of this subsection may include contracts for any related equipment or technology determined to be necessary for the effective use of body–worn cameras.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The Department of General Services shall notify all law enforcement agencies of the contracts that are being negotiated under paragraph (1) of this subsection by posting the contracts on eMaryland Marketplace Advantage.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The contracts negotiated under subsection (a) of this section shall prioritize:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>equipment and technology that complies with the policies developed by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under § 3–511 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>equipment and technology that conform to industry standards and best practices;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>cybersecurity and data privacy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>compatibility with different equipment and technology;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>capabilities to effectively view, edit, redact, and transfer data from body–worn cameras; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>cost effectiveness.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>For any contract negotiated under subsection (a) of this section, the right of a law enforcement agency to receive services from an entity related to viewing, editing, redacting, or transferring data from body–worn cameras may not be restricted in any manner.</text>
  </level>
</section>
