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Regulation .09 Discretionary Use of BWCs.

Regulation .09 Discretionary Use of BWCs.Copy Citation

A.
A correctional unit may direct correctional officers and agents to activate BWCs when not otherwise prohibited to record:
(1)
Witness interviews, pursuant to agency policy on recording witness interviews using a BWC;
(2)
Events or circumstances where a correctional officer or agent reasonably determines that BWC recording is necessary to ensure public safety; or
(3)
Cell searches, clothed frisk searches of employees, visitors, and incarcerated individuals, and facility searches in accordance with a correctional unit’s policy.
B.
A correctional officer or agent shall receive consent from an individual being recorded if required by law.
C.
Following the conclusion of a discretionary use of the BWC, a correctional officer or agent shall follow the procedures outlined in Regulation .06 of this chapter.