SB 1454,
as amended, Gaines. begin insertDepartment of end insertFish andbegin delete wildlife:end deletebegin insert Wildlife:end insert enforcement: patrol mounted vehicle video and audio systems.
Existing law establishes the Department of Fish and Wildlife in the Natural Resources Agency, and generally charges the department with the administration and enforcement of the Fish and Game Code. Existing law provides that all employees of the department designated by the Director of Fish and Wildlife as deputized law enforcement officers are peace officers, as defined.
This bill would authorize the department to install patrol vehicle mounted video and audio systems, commonly known as dashboard cameras, in patrol vehicles used by the department’s peace officers. The bill would authorize a peacebegin delete officeend deletebegin insert officerend insert to use a patrol vehicle mounted video and
audio system to record any communications or other actions involving the officer while the officer is in uniform and acting within the scope of his or her authority.begin insert The bill would require the department to adopt a policy to establish standards regarding the activation of patrol vehicle mounted video and audio systems and the preservation and retention of video and audio recordings from patrol mounted video and audio systems.end insert
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 856.5 is added to the Fish and Game
2Code, to read:
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertThe department may install patrol vehicle mounted
4video and audio systems, commonly known as dashboard cameras,
5in patrol vehicles used by peace officers described in Section 856.
6A peace officer described in Section 856 may use the patrol
7mounted vehicle video and audio system to record any
8communications or other actions involving the officer while the
9officer is in uniform and acting within the scope of his or her
10authority.
11(b) The department shall adopt a policy to establish standards
12regarding the
activation of patrol vehicle mounted video and audio
13systems and the preservation and retention of video and audio
14recordings from patrol mounted video and audio systems.
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