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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".09" citation="COMAR 12.10.07.09" title_num="12" subtitle_num="10" chapter_num="07" heading="Discretionary Use of BWCs.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A correctional unit may direct correctional officers and agents to activate BWCs when not otherwise prohibited to record:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Witness interviews, pursuant to agency policy on recording witness interviews using a BWC;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Events or circumstances where a correctional officer or agent reasonably determines that BWC recording is necessary to ensure public safety; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Cell searches, clothed frisk searches of employees, visitors, and incarcerated individuals, and facility searches in accordance with a correctional unit’s policy.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A correctional officer or agent shall receive consent from an individual being recorded if required by law.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>