(a) The Board shall develop model rules for the use of in-car video cameras to be adopted by law enforcement agencies that receive grants under Section 10 of this Act. The rules shall include all of the following requirements: (1) Cameras must be installed in the law enforcement agency vehicles. (2) Video recording must provide audio of the officer when the officer is outside of the vehicle. (3) Camera access must be restricted to the supervisors of the officer in the vehicle. (4) Cameras must be turned on continuously throughout the officer's shift. (5) A copy of the video record must be made available upon request to personnel of the law enforcement agency, the local State's Attorney, and any persons depicted in the video. Procedures for distribution of the video record must include safeguards to protect the identities of individuals who are not a party to the requested stop. (6) Law enforcement agencies that receive moneys under this grant shall provide for storage of the video records for a period of not less than 2 years. (b) Each law enforcement agency receiving a grant for in-car video cameras under Section 10 of this Act must provide an annual report to the Board, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before May 1 of the year following the receipt of the grant and by each May 1 thereafter during the period of the grant. The report shall include the following: (1) the number of cameras received by the law enforcement agency; (2) the number of cameras actually installed in law enforcement agency vehicles; (3) a brief description of the review process used by supervisors within the law enforcement agency; (4) a list of any criminal, traffic, ordinance, and civil cases in which in-car video recordings were used, including case numbers, offenses charged, and disposition of the matter. Proceedings to which this paragraph (4) applies include, but are not limited to, court proceedings, coroner's inquests, grand jury proceedings, and plea bargains; and (5) any other information relevant to the administration of the program. agency vehicles. when the officer is outside of the vehicle. supervisors of the officer in the vehicle. the officer's shift. upon request to personnel of the law enforcement agency, the local State's Attorney, and any persons depicted in the video. Procedures for distribution of the video record must include safeguards to protect the identities of individuals who are not a party to the requested stop. under this grant shall provide for storage of the video records for a period of not less than 2 years. enforcement agency; enforcement agency vehicles; supervisors within the law enforcement agency; civil cases in which in-car video recordings were used, including case numbers, offenses charged, and disposition of the matter. Proceedings to which this paragraph (4) applies include, but are not limited to, court proceedings, coroner's inquests, grand jury proceedings, and plea bargains; and administration of the program.
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