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that the recording is being stopped. If circumstances change, officers shall reactivate their cameras as required by this policy to capture information having evidentiary value. Officers may cease recording under the following situations: • To protect the identity of an officer in an undercover capacity. • To protect the identity of an informant. • If a request is made for a camera to be turned off by a party being contacted, the officer should consider the overall circumstances and what is most beneficial to all involved, before deciding to honor the request. For example, an officer may choose to turn off the camera if its operation is inhibiting a victim or witness from giving a statement. Factors to consider may include the type of call and the vulnerability of the victim, such as the victim of a sexual assault. • Recording may be temporarily ceased to exchange information with other officers. The reason to cease and resume recording will be noted by the officer verbally on the camera or in a written report. • When a supervisor has determined in advance that the video or audio data could result in the disclosure of operational or tactical information that would compromise the effectiveness of future actions or jeopardize officer safety. • When it reasonably appears to the officer that an individual's privacy outweighs any legitimate law enforcement interest in recording. Recording should resume when privacy is no longer at issue unless the circumstances no longer fit the criteria for recording. • Officers shall not intentionally block the camera audio or visual recording functionality to defeat the purposes of this policy. • Notwithstanding any other provision in this policy, officers should avoid recording in police department locker rooms or restrooms. • Camera systems shall be configured to record minimally for 30 seconds prior to activations but will not be configured to record audio data during this time. • This policy is not intended to describe every possible situation in which a camera should be used. Members should activate the recorder any time the member believes it would be appropriate or valuable to record an incident. • This policy also recognizes that officers encounter tense, uncertain, and rapidly evolving situations regardless of location. Given this fact, officers may unintentionally create a prohibited recording. Officers who are aware they may have created a prohibited recording must report that recording to their supervisor. The video management personnel will manage data recorded in violation of policy. Policy 411 Page 4 of 9