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Pleasanton Police Department Pleasanton PD Policy Manual Body Worn Camera Systems violent or graphic scene should not be publically released unless disclosure is required by law or order of the court. 450.11 UNINTENTIONAL RECORDINGS In theeventofan unintentionalorinadvertentactivation of the BWCin whichtheresulting recording is not evidence in a criminal case or potential administrative investigation, or when the recording may unreasonably infringe on personal privacy rights, the user who recorded the video may request the recording be deleted. If the recording captured another member of the department, the user shall notify that member of the department of the existence of that video. Either the user or the member of the department who was captured on the BWC recording may submit a written request to his or her Supervisor for the video to be deleted. The request shall contain specific reasonsfor recommending the deletion of the recording. The Supervisor shall “flag” the video tobe deleted and alert the Division Commander of the request. The Division Commander or his or her designee will review the video in a timely manner to ensure that it is appropriate for deletion. If the Division Commander determines the video should be deleted due to personal privacy concerns, the BWC Program Administrator will delete the file and document the deletion for audit purposes. In the event that an accidentally recorded video is made of a member in a setting, such as a restroom or dressing room, and containsnudity or other potentially private or personal content, the Division Commander shall ensure that the video in question is reviewed by a person of the same sex as the individual featured in the recording. If it is determined that there is private content on the accidental or unintentionally recorded video that does not otherwise contain relevant evidence or information related to a criminal or administrative investigation, the Division Commander shall endure that the video is not viewed by other members and is deleted as soon as possible. The Division Commander shall ensure that the request and approval documentation is uploaded into the online cloud database in place of the recording. Accidental Signal Activations (e.g., administrative un-holstering without deactivating the Signal Sidearm) should be memorialized verbally in the member’s BWC and associated footage shall be titled as an accidental Activation. Members may seek deletion of that footage following the above procedures. 450.12 RETENTION POLICY BWC recordings shall be categorized properly to ensure they are retained for an appropriate amount of time, as indicated in the table below. Occasionally, the proper category for a recording may change as an investigation develops. It shall be the responsibility of the employee assigned to investigate an incident to ensure all BWC recordings are properly categorized and contain all required information (Incident or Case Number, Title, and Retention Category). BWC files which become part of a citizen complaint or administrative investigation will follow the retention period identified for the complaint/investigation. Some BWC files that do not fall into the above categories may be retained longer than twenty-four (24) months for training purposes. The Division Commander will determine the retention length of these training videos based on their usefulness. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2025/06/10, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Pleasanton Police Department Body Worn Camera Systems - 423 Attachment 2 Page 381 of 674 Docusign Envelope ID: B1798F31-93DB-4AB1-AC82-92BCF01B645C