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policies and procedures for use of portable recording systems by required by section 626.8473; and the total amount of recorded audio and video collected by the portable recording system and maintained by the agency, the agency's retention schedule for the data, the agency's procedures for destruction of the data, and that the data are available to the public. Ramsey Police Department's BWC inventory consists of thirty-eight (38) devices. An inventory report produced from Evidence.com detailed the total number of recording devices owned and maintained by the agency. The inventory included the device model, serial number, device name, officer assigned to the device, date of last upload, device status, error status, firmware version, warranty date, date last docked, and camera state. Ramsey Police Department's BWC policy governs the use of portable recording systems by peace officers while in the performance of their duties. The BWC policy requires officers noting a malfunction at any time to report the malfunction to a supervisor and utilize a replacement BWC. Peace officers were trained on the use of the BWC system during implementation. Newly hired officers are trained as part of their field training program. Officers working on randomly selected dates, and randomly selected calls for service, were verified against Evidence.com and the Evidence Created Report and confirmed that BWCs are being deployed, and officers are wearing and activating their BWCs. A comparison between the total number of BWC videos created per quarter and total calls for service shows a consistent collection of BWC data. Evidence.com queries and the Evidence Created Report detail the total amount of BWC data created, stored/maintained, and deleted. Ramsey Police Depaitment utilizes the General Records Retention Schedule for Minnesota Cities and agency specified retention periods in Evidence.com. BWC video is fully deleted from Evidence.com upon reaching its scheduled deletion date. Metadata and audit trails are maintained in Evidence.com after deletion of BWC audio and video. BWC data is available upon request, and access may be requested by submission of a Ramsey Police Depailiuent Authorization for Release of Body Worn Camera Video form. No discrepancies noted. Audit Requirement: Use of Agency -Issued Portable Recording Systems Determine fpeace officers are only allowed to use portable recording systems issued and maintained by the officer's agency. Ramsey Police Department's BWC policy states that officers may use only depailiuent-issued BWCs in the performance of official duties for the agency or when otherwise performing authorized law enforcement services as an employee of the depailiuent. No discrepancies noted.