<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".08" citation="COMAR 12.10.07.08" title_num="12" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="07" heading="Prohibited Use of BWCs.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except for purposes authorized in Regulation .07 of this chapter, the BWC shall not be activated anywhere there is a reasonable expectation of privacy, including but not limited to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Toilets and showers while in use;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Strip searches;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Substance use testing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Attorney-client visits;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Interactions with clergy;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Confidential communication with or treatment by a medical practitioner regarding physical, mental, and dental health;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>Courtrooms and court facilities except as permitted by court rules and guidelines of the local Administrative Judge or presiding judge;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>Administrative investigations or hearings regarding personnel matters;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(9)">
      <text>Interviews with confidential informants;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(10)">
      <text>Conversations with other employees during non-job related activities, including work breaks; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(11)">
      <text>Discussions, meetings, or other official business outside the presence of an incarcerated individual, a supervised individual, or a member of the public.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In order to safeguard a correctional officer or agent’s privacy, a correctional officer or agent may place a BWC in sleep mode or completely power off the BWC when using locker rooms or restroom facilities.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>