If they get body cams, them calling minorities the “N” word will show up, so will all the people asking them to “call Parnell”, Paulette Pendley could not have done her “walk through”. There would be film of what really happened when the young man hanged himself sixteen face from the booking desk IN the jail.
ONE MAN decided no body cams. ONE MAN. One man with no money, lots of debt, an army of asskissers and lots of girlfriends who call his name, all those people HE let off at the rub and tug.
Body cams are not for crooks like Parnell.
When they passed this Senate Bill that mandates that law enforcement train their deputies about body cameras, they NEVER DREAMED THAT SOME HARD DICK SHERIFF WITH A DRUNK GIRLFRIEND, OR BULLY DEPUTIES, OR RACIST DEPUTIES, would REFUSE TO HAVE BODY CAMS.
YOUR IDIOT SHERIFF FOR LIFE NEEDS TO GET CHRIS EUBANK TO STOP GETTING FAKE FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS ON COUNTY TIME AND START COMPLYING WITH THE TEXAS LAW.
WHAT THE HELL DOES IT TAKE HERE FOR YOU TO WAKE THE HELL UP, COMMISSIONERS??
NO BALLS COMMISSIONERS AND ONE DEMOCRAT WHO WILL SELL HER SOUL TO JUST HAVE PARNELL’S FAT BOY COLOR GUARD AT HER DADDY’S FUNERAL.
THE SUCK UP JOKE PAT MILLER.
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BODY-WORN CAMERAS
SENATE BILL 158
Senate Bill 158 passed during the 84th legislative session requires that a law enforcement agency that operates a body-worn camera program must adopt a policy and training program for the use of body cameras. The body camera policy must include when and why an officer may choose to activate or not activate a body worn camera. Departments operating a camera system have until September 1, 2016, to implement a body camera policy and training program under this law.
The legislature authorized $10 million for grants for law enforcement agencies to equip officers with body-worn cameras if the agency employs officers who either:
- Are engaged in traffic or highway patrol or otherwise regularly stop or detain motor vehicles
- Respond to calls for assistance from the public
The grants will be administered through the Governor’s office. For more information on the grant program, how to apply, and how and when funds will be disbursed, please visit eGrants Online. A local law enforcement agency must match 25% of any grant money received. Additionally, a law enforcement agency that receives a grant from the Department of Public Safety to provide body cameras to its officers must also adopt a policy and training program for the use of body cameras.
RESOURCES
The following resources may assist a law enforcement agency in adopting and implementing a body-worn camera policy. Please be advised that this information is posted for informational purposes only. City and law enforcement officials should consult with local legal counsel to ensure that any information complies with current law and the particular facts of each situation.
- International Association of Chiefs of Police: Body-Worn Cameras Model Policy (PDF)
- International Municipal Lawyers Association: Model Act for Regulating the Use of Body-Worn Cameras (DOC)
- Record Retention Requirements for Body-Worn Camera Videos
- Texas Administrative Code Rule Section 7013: Fee for Obtaining Copy of Body Worn Camera Recording
- U.S. Department of Justice: Police Executive Research Forum’s guide to Implementing a Body Worn Camera Program (PDF)
Senate Bill 158 requires the attorney general to set a proposed fee to be charged to members of the public who seek to obtain a copy of a recording from a body-worn camera. The fee amount must be sufficient to cover the cost of reviewing and making the recording. As of September 1, 2015, when Senate Bill 158 went into effect, the Attorney General’s Office had not yet adopted a rule related to fees for body-worn camera footage. The League will continue to monitor any related rule-making and will provide more detailed information, as it becomes available. In the meantime, cities can call the Attorney General’s Toll-Free Cost Hotline at 888-672-6787 with questions on how much to charge for producing footage.
RETENTION SCHEDULE FOR BODY-WORN CAMERAS
Senate Bill 158, passed during the 84th legislative session, governs various facets of police officer-worn cameras. The bill did not, though, provide a specific retention schedule for the video footage captured on these cameras. Thus, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission proposed rules adding officer-worn cameras to the local government public safety retention schedule:
- Cities must retain video and audio recordings from an officer-worn camera that do not capture a violation, use of deadly force by an officer, or are otherwise related to an administrative or criminal investigation of an officer for 90 days.
- If the video and audio recording from an officer-worn camera captures the use of deadly force by an officer, is related to an administrative or criminal investigation of an officer, or captures a violation by any person, then cities should follow retention periods for internal affairs investigation records or offense investigation records, as appropriate, but not less than 90 days.
- Additional information and a copy of the proposed rules are available on the Texas State Library and Archives Commission website.
Written comments on these proposed changes may be submitted to Sarah Jacobson, Manager of Records Management Assistance by email, by fax to 512-936-2306, or by mail to:
Box 12927
Austin, TX 78711
The deadline for comments is September 23, 2016.
