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8 verbatim requirements from administrative order 2023-04-02 - Amended Order Governing Court Practices for Body Worn Cameras in Courthouse Facilities within the Ninth Circuit.
9th Judicial Circuit. Procedural information only; not legal advice.
Verbatim from https://ninthcircuit.org/sites/default/files/AO2023-04-02.pdf, harvested 2026-07-25; whitespace normalised only. • BWC equipment shall not be activated in a courtroom during judicial proceedings except for those situations specified in paragraph 1. • Unless dictated by operational need, the BWC equipment shall not be on silent mode; when activated, the light plus beep must be visible/audible for on-duty deputies assigned to court security wearing BWC equipment in a courthouse or courtroom. • Any deputy who activates BWC equipment in a courtroom must notify the presiding judge as soon as practicable and no later than the end of the court session. • Additionally, Sheriff command must timely notify Court Administration, the Chief Judge or his/her designee when there is an activation. • Within one (1) business day of the emergency incident, the deputy or their supervisor shall provide to the presiding judge a written report of the circumstances surrounding the activation of the BWC equipment, including the times of activation and deactivation and an explanation of the deputy’s actions. • A recording made in a courthouse or courtroom in connection with law enforcement activity shall not be released to anyone outside the Court and the Sheriff’s Department with which the deputy is associated unless the recording has been provided to the Chief Judge or designee in advance and with sufficient time to determine if there is confidential or exempt material contained within the recording. • If BWC equipment records and stores any portion of a court proceeding, confidential, exempt or privileged material may not be released without Chief • Except as provided above, activation of BWC equipment by any law enforcement officers working or conducting business in the court is prohibited inside all courthouse facilities and courtrooms.
BWC equipment shall not be activated in a courtroom during judicial proceedings except for those situations specified in paragraph 1.
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 30d1469fd2dd973d382aacda617dfd141a9e28e3e1567c8040fac6a3478fcc21. Extracted from the order's own text layer.
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