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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="3-511" title_number="3" title_name="Law Enforcement" subtitle_number="5">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “law enforcement agency” has the meaning stated in § 3–201 of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>On or before January 1, 2016, the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission shall develop and publish online a policy for the issuance and use of a body–worn camera by a law enforcement officer that addresses:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>the testing of body–worn cameras to ensure adequate functioning;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the procedure for the law enforcement officer to follow if the camera fails to properly operate at the beginning of or during the law enforcement officer’s shift;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>when recording is mandatory;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>when recording is prohibited;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>when recording is discretionary;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>when recording may require consent of a subject being recorded;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>when a recording may be ended;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>providing notice of recording;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>access to and confidentiality of recordings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>the secure storage of data from a body–worn camera;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>review and use of recordings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>retention of recordings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>dissemination and release of recordings;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>consequences for violations of the agency’s body–worn camera policy;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>notification requirements when another individual becomes a party to the communication following the initial notification;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="16">
      <text>specific protections for individuals when there is an expectation of privacy in private or public places; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="17">
      <text>any additional issues determined to be relevant in the implementation and use of body–worn cameras by law enforcement officers.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <level label="i">
        <text>This paragraph applies to:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>the Department of State Police;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>the Anne Arundel County Police Department;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>the Howard County Police Department; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="4">
          <text>the Harford County Sheriff’s Office.</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>On or before July 1, 2023, a law enforcement agency to which this paragraph applies shall require the use of body–worn cameras, subject to the policy on the use of body–worn cameras developed by the law enforcement agency, by each law enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency who regularly interacts with members of the public as part of the law enforcement officer’s official duties.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>On or before July 1, 2025, a law enforcement agency of a county, other than a law enforcement agency described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, shall require the use of body–worn cameras, subject to the policy on the use of body–worn cameras developed by the law enforcement agency, by each law enforcement officer employed by the law enforcement agency who regularly interacts with members of the public as part of the law enforcement officer’s official duties.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A law enforcement agency described in subsection (c) of this section shall develop and maintain a written policy consistent with the policy published by the Maryland Police Training and Standards Commission under subsection (b) of this section for the use of body–worn cameras.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A policy developed and maintained under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall specify which law enforcement officers employed by the law enforcement agency are required to use body–worn cameras.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>A body–worn camera that possesses the requisite technological capability shall automatically record and save at least 60 seconds of video footage immediately prior to the officer activating the record button on the device.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>A law enforcement agency may not negate or alter any of the requirements or policies established in accordance with this section through collective bargaining.</text>
  </level>
</section>
