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Pleasanton Police Department Pleasanton PD Policy Manual Body Worn Camera Systems d) Prior to being interviewed in an internal departmental administrative investigation (i.e., internal affairs investigations) only with the prior approval of the Division Commander, except as required by the Peace Officer Bill of Rights Act (POBRA). e) Upon request, in order to assist in responding to a public records request. f) Members may not view another member's BWCS recordings relating to an incident in which they did not personally participate or are actively investigating, without the approval of the Division Commander. g) For use in social media for the purposes of investigation, community safety or suspect apprehension only with permission of the Division Commander. h) Officers involved in a critical incident (i.e., officer -involved shooting, use of force, in custody death, vehicular collision causing injuries.) may be permitted to review their own BWCS recordings of the incident prior to providing a statement or written report as determined by the Division Commander. There may be instances where permission will not be granted, such as prior to obtaining a public safety statement following a critical incident. All BWCS records should be reviewed by the Custodian of Records prior to public release. Recordings that contain recordings of matters that would normally be considered private and/ or personal outside the context of law enforcement investigation and which show an extremely violent or graphic scene should not be publically released unless disclosure is required by law or order of the court. 450.9 RETENTION POLICY Recorded data including video and audio recorded by a BWCS shall be retained minimally as outlined below: Primary - Officer Categorization (a) Detentions/Searches - 2 years (Detentions and or searches not associated with an arrest or criminal investigation) (b) Felony Case - 2 years or after the statute of limitations has expired, generally 3-10 years (PC 800-806) (c) Misdemeanor Case - 2 years or after the statute of limitations has expired, generally 3-10 years (PC 800-806) (d) Incident - 2 years (e) Pending Review - 2 years Secondary - Supervisor Categorization (a) Administrative File - 2 years or until transferred to a completed case file. (EX: Administrative investigation) (b) Confidential Criminal Investigation - 2 years (EX: Sensitive criminal investigation) (c) East County Tactical Team - 2 years Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2020/09/22, all Rights Reserved. Body Worn Camera Systems - 416 Published with permission by Pleasanton Police Department