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<br /> <br /> <br />Special Guidelines for Recording <br />Officers may, in the exercise of sound discretion, determine: <br /> <br />A. To use their BWCs to record any police-citizen encounter if there is reason to believe the <br />recording would potentially yield information having evidentiary value, unless such <br />recording is otherwise expressly prohibited. <br /> <br />B. To use their BWCs to take recorded statements from persons believed to be victims of <br />and witnesses to crimes, and persons suspected of committing crimes, considering the <br />needs of the investigation and the circumstances pertaining to the victim, witness, or <br />suspect. <br /> <br />In addition, <br /> <br />C. Officers need not record persons being provided medical care unless there is reason to <br />believe the recording would document information having evidentiary value. When <br />responding to an apparent mental health crisis or event, BWCs shall be activated as <br />necessary to document any use of force and the basis for it, and any other information <br />having evidentiary value, but need not be activated when doing so would serve only to <br />record symptoms or behaviors believed to be attributable to the mental health issue. <br /> <br />D. Officers should use their BWCs and squad-based audio/video systems to record their <br />transportation and the physical transfer of persons in their custody to hospitals, detox and <br />mental health care facilities, juvenile detention centers, and jails, but otherwise should <br />not record in these facilities unless the officer anticipates witnessing a criminal event or <br />being involved in or witnessing an adversarial encounter or use-of-force incident. <br /> <br /> <br />Downloading and Labeling Data <br /> <br />A. Each officer using a BWC is responsible for transferring or assuring the proper transfer of <br />the data from his or her camera to the storage server by the end of that officer’s shift. <br />However, if the officer is involved in a shooting, in-custody death, or other law <br />enforcement activity resulting in death or great bodily harm, a supervisor or investigator <br />shall take custody of the officer’s BWC and assume responsibility for transferring the <br />data from it. <br /> <br />B. Officers shall label the BWC data files at the time of video capture or transfer to storage, <br />and should consult with a supervisor if in doubt as to the appropriate labeling. Officers <br />should assign as many of the following labels as are applicable to each file: <br /> <br />1. Evidence—criminal: The information has evidentiary value with respect to an actual <br />or suspected criminal incident or charging decision. <br />