Bill > H0057

This bill requires any law enforcement agency in Florida that allows its officers to use body cameras to create and follow specific policies and procedures for their use, maintenance, and data storage, defining "body camera" as a portable recording device worn by an officer to capture their law-enforcement activities, and "law enforcement agency" as an entity focused on crime prevention and enforcement employing officers as defined by state law. These policies must cover general usage guidelines, limitations on who can wear cameras and when, and how the recorded audio and video data should be stored, retained, and released, with the agency also needing to train all relevant personnel on these procedures and ensure data is kept according to state public records laws, while also periodically reviewing their actual practices to make sure they align with the established policies.