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<br />3 <br />• the total amount of recorded audio and video data collected <br />• the records retention schedule for the data, and <br />• The procedures for destruction of the data. <br />Minn. Stat. § 13.825, subd. 5. <br /> <br />Can our agency share body camera data with another law enforcement agency? <br />Yes, if there is a legitimate, specified law enforcement purpose to do so. Minn. Stat. § 13.825, <br />subd. 8. <br /> <br />Must a Tennessen warning be given to data subjects prior to recording? <br />No. Data collected by a portable recording system is expressly not subject to Minn. Stat. § 13.04, <br />subd. 2, which requires a Tennessen warning. <br /> <br />Retention <br />What are the retention periods for body camera video? <br />Cities must maintain body camera data for a minimum of 90 days for not active or inactive <br />criminal investigative data and one year for data related to: <br />• Discharge of a firearm by a peace officer in the course of duty (but not for discharge for <br />training purposes or killing animals). <br />• Use of force by a peace officer resulting in substantial bodily harm. <br />• Formal complaint made against an officer related to an incident. <br /> <br />Can the subject of the data request that the city retain the data longer? <br />Yes, subjects of the data may submit a written request to retain a body camera recording beyond <br />the applicable retention period for possible evidentiary or exculpatory use. Then, the law <br />enforcement agency must retain the recording for an additional period of time, up to 180 days. <br />After that extended retention period, the law enforcement agency must notify the requester that the <br />recording will be destroyed unless a new request is made. <br /> <br />Can the city hold the data beyond the record retention schedule? <br />Yes, cities can retain body camera recordings for as long as reasonably necessary for possible <br />evidentiary or exculpatory use related to the incident. <br /> <br />Public input and written policies <br />What kind of public input is required before purchasing or implementing a body camera <br />system? <br />Before a law enforcement agency purchases or implements the use of body cameras, it must <br />provide an opportunity for public comment, minimally allowing for electronic or mailed <br />comments. And, the city council, or governing body with authority over the law enforcement <br />agency’s budget, must also provide an opportunity for public comment at a regularly scheduled <br />meeting. <br /> <br />Are written policies required to use body cameras? <br />Yes, the use of portable recording systems without a written policy that meets the requirements of <br />state statute is prohibited. The chief officer of every state and local law enforcement agency that