Body Cam Recordings: Release

(a)Body cam recordings are not public information as defined in Chapter 10, 5 GCA; however, body cam recordings shall be released for the following purposes:

(1)upon a court order, including warrants, subpoenas, summons or discovery. Such recordings shall remain confidential while in the possession or custody of the receiving party unless ordered by a court; or

(2)no recordings of incidents that are the subject of an investigation shall be made public until after completion of the investigation. No recordings of incidents that are the subject of an investigation that results in a criminal charge or an indictment shall be made public until after the case is adjudicated; or

(3)for use in criminal investigations and criminal prosecutions; or

(4)for use in internal GPD investigations; or

(5)for use in accordance with the Rules of Discovery.

(b)Body cam recordings of encounters with juveniles are not to be made public. Body cam recordings of encounters with victims of family violence, child abuse, child pornography, human trafficking, criminal CH. 77 GUAM POLICE DEPARTMENT sexual conduct, victims of violent crimes, and where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy such as a victim’s home, are not to be made public without the expressed written consent of the victim.