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6.D. - Page 37 of 179 APPENDIX D BODY -WORN CAMERA POLICY—HILLSBOROUGH POLICE DEPARTMENT Hillsborough Police Department Policy Manual Mobile Audio Video Procedure 446.9 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Hillsborough Police Department has equipped each marked patrol car with a Mobile Audio & Video (MAV) recording system. The MAV is designed to assist and compliment patrol officers in the perrormance of his/her duties. The MAV is used to record certain activities by providing a visual and/or audio record. Video recordings are intended to provide an unbiased visuallaudio record of the incident and to supplement the officer's report. 446.2 ACTIVATION OF THE MAV The MAV system is designed to turn on whenever the unit emergency lights are activated. The system remains on until turned off manually. The audio portion must be activated manually by each officer and is independent of the video; however when audio is being recorded the video; will also record. 4413.2.11 REQUIRED ACTIVATION of MAV This policy is not intended to describe every possible situation where the system may be used however here are many situations where the use of the MAV system is appropriate. In addition to the required situations, officers may activate the system any time he/she believes its use would be appropriate and/or valuable to document an Incident. In some circumstances it is not possible to capture images if the incident due to conditions or location of the camera however the audio portion can be valuable evidence and is subject to the same activation requirements as the MAV. The activation of the MAV system is required in any of the following situations: (a) All field contacts involving actual or potential criminal conduct, within video or audio range, which includes: 1. Vehicular pursuits 2. Suspicious vehicles 3. Arrests 4. Pedestrian checks 6. DUI investigations including field sobriety tests 6. Consensual encounters 7. Responding to an in -progress call (b) Any other contact that becomes adversarial after the initial contact in a situation that would not otherwise require recording (c) Any other circumstances where the officer believes that a recording of an incident would be appropriate Once the MAV system is activated, it shall remain on and shall not be turned off until the incident has concluded. For purposes of this section, conclusion of an incident has occurred when all arrests have been made, arrestees have been transported, and all witnesses, victims, etc. have been interviewed. Recording may cease if an officer is simply waiting for a tow truck or a family member to arrive or other similar situations. Moblle Atidla Video Procedure - 255 Adapted: 2010/85/31 0 1995-2090 Loxipol, I.I G 2015-2016 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 33 76