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6.D. - Page 40 of 179 APPENDIX E BODY -WORN CAMERA POLICY—MENLO PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT Menlo Park Police Department Policy Manual Use of AudioNideo Recorders 450.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE This policy provides guidelines for the use of portable audiolvideo recording devices by members of this department while in the performance of their duties. This policy does not apply to surreptitious interception of electronic communications for lawful authorized investigative purposes (see the Investigation and Prosecution policy). 450.2 POLICY The Menlo Park Police Department shall provide members with access to portable recorders, either audio or video or both, for use during the performance of their duties. The use of recorders is intended to enhance the mission of the Department by accurately capturing contacts between members of the Department and the public. 450.3 MEMBER PRIVACY EXPECTATION All recordings made by members acting in their official capacity shall remain the property of the Department regardless of whether those recordings were made with department -issued or personally owned recorders. Members shall have no expectation of privacy or ownership interest in the content of these recordings. 450.4 MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES Prior to going into service, each uniformed member will be responsible for making sure that he/ she is equipped with a portable video recorder, issued by the Department, and that the recorder is in good working order. Uniformed members shall wear the recorders in such a way as to have easy access to the function buttons and in a manner that renders the recorder secure. Any member assigned to a non-un'Iformed position shall carry an approved portable recorder. The recorder shall be carried in a way that renders the recorder secure with the ability to record any contact with a citizen. At the beginning of each shift, the member shall test the recorder to assure it is working properly. Members shalt document the existence of a recording in any report or other official record of the contact, including any instance where the recorder malfunctioned or was not turned on for any portion of the contact. The member shall include the reason for not activating the recorder. 450.5 ACTIVATION OF THE AUDIOIVIDEO RECORDER Members shall activate the recorder during all on duty contacts with citizens other than a contact with another member, without their knowledge. Members shall activate their recording devices prior to arriving to any in -progress or serious or high priority calls for service to preclude arriving on scene and being unable to activate the unit. Use of Audio/Video Recorders - 1 Adopted: 2 01 510512 6 ®1995-2015 Lexipol, LLC 2015-2016 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 36 79