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Pleasanton Police Department <br />Pleasanton PD Policy Manual <br />Body Worn Camera Systems <br />Pleasanton and Pleasanton Police Department retention policies; and aiding in the requests to <br />reproduce and/or copy BWCS recordings. <br />c) Property & Evidence Personnel shall be responsible for producing and distributing copies of <br />BWCS recordings upon request pursuant to this policy. <br />d) The Program Manager shall have overall management responsibility of the BWCS system to <br />include: providing training to sworn members; preparing regular system evaluations; conducting <br />regular policy review; and coordinating with IT, Operations, Facilities, and Equipment, Custodian <br />of Records, and all other members regarding system/equipment related issues. <br />e) Supervisors shall be responsible for notifying Personnel and Training and the Program <br />Manager, stating the problem or malfunction. If the Program Manager is not available, the <br />supervisor shall notify the on-duty Watch Commander. Supervisors shall not view the BWCS <br />recordings without cause, however, supervisors may conduct periodic audits of the BWCS <br />recordings to verify adherence to this policy and for future training purposes. Supervisors may <br />also review BWCS recordings for purposes such as following up on criminal and/or administrative <br />investigations. During such review supervisors may identify recordings which are appropriate for <br />training purposes. Division Commander authorization is required prior to the release of BWCS <br />recordings for training purposes. <br />f) Member Responsibility <br />Members who are assigned a BWCS are responsible for the following: <br />1) Ensuring the battery is fully charged and operating properly prior to going in the field <br />during any shift in which the BWCS will be used. <br />2) Immediately reporting unresolved equipment malfunctions or problems to their <br />supervisor. <br />3) Securing the Axon Flex camera to the head or shoulder area or the Axon Body 3 camera <br />to the front of the uniform shirt to facilitate optimum recording of the field of view. <br />4) Docking their assigned BWCS at the docking station for automated upload of data files <br />daily, at the end of each shift. <br />5) Use of the BWCS shall be documented in all reports or other official records of any <br />contact, including when the device was not used and the reasons for not using it, whether <br />it wasdeactivated andwhy, and ifit malfunctioned in anymanner. Reportingrequirements <br />shall continue to be followed and “refer to video” should not be used in place of a detailed <br />and thorough report of an incident. <br />6) When members capture BWCS recordings that could reasonably constitute evidence <br />in a criminal case they shall identify the BWCS files in the database by: <br />a. Noting the Pleasanton PoliceDepartmentincident number in the Case ID Field. <br />Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/06/10, All Rights Reserved. <br />Published with permission by Pleasanton Police Department <br />Body Worn Camera Systems - 420 <br />Attachment 2 <br />Page 378 of 674 <br />Docusign Envelope ID: B1798F31-93DB-4AB1-AC82-92BCF01B645C