Federal law enforcement officer that violates this Act or 
any other applicable law may not be offered as evidence 
by any government entity, agency, department, prosecu-
torial office, or any other subdivision thereof in any crimi-
nal or civil action or proceeding against any member of 
the public. 
(v) PUBLICATION OF AGENCY POLICIES.—Any Fed-
eral law enforcement agency policy or other guidance re-
garding body cameras, their use, or the video footage 
therefrom that is adopted by a Federal agency or depart-
ment, shall be made publicly available on that agency’s 
website. 
(w) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 
shall be construed to preempt any laws governing the 
maintenance, production, and destruction of evidence in 
criminal investigations and prosecutions. 
SEC. 3. PATROL VEHICLES WITH IN-CAR VIDEO RECORDING 
CAMERAS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AUDIO RECORDING.—The term ‘‘audio re-
cording’’ means the recorded conversation between a 
Federal law enforcement officer and a second party. 
(2) EMERGENCY
LIGHTS.—The term ‘‘emer-
gency lights’’ means oscillating, rotating, or flashing 
lights on patrol vehicles. 
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(3) ENFORCEMENT OR INVESTIGATIVE STOP.— 
The term ‘‘enforcement or investigative stop’’ means 
an action by a Federal law enforcement officer in re-
lation to enforcement and investigation duties, in-
cluding traffic stops, pedestrian stops, abandoned 
vehicle contacts, motorist assists, commercial motor 
vehicle stops, roadside safety checks, requests for 
identification, or responses to requests for emer-
gency assistance. 
(4) IN-CAR VIDEO CAMERA.—The term ‘‘in-car 
video camera’’ means a video camera located in a 
patrol vehicle. 
(5) IN-CAR VIDEO CAMERA RECORDING EQUIP-
MENT.—The term ‘‘in-car video camera recording 
equipment’’ means a video camera recording system 
located in a patrol vehicle consisting of a camera as-
sembly, recording mechanism, and an in-car video 
recording medium. 
(6) RECORDING.—The term ‘‘recording’’ means 
the process of capturing data or information stored 
on a recording medium as required under this sec-
tion. 
(7) RECORDING MEDIUM.—The term ‘‘record-
ing medium’’ means any recording medium for the 
retention and playback of recorded audio and video 
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including VHS, DVD, hard drive, solid state, digital, 
or flash memory technology. 
(8) WIRELESS MICROPHONE.—The term ‘‘wire-
less microphone’’ means a device worn by a Federal 
law enforcement officer or any other equipment used 
to record conversations between the officer and a 
second party and transmitted to the recording equip-
ment. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each Federal law enforce-
ment agency shall install in-car video camera record-
ing equipment in all patrol vehicles with a recording 
medium capable of recording for a period of 10 
hours or more and capable of making audio record-
ings with the assistance of a wireless microphone. 
(2) RECORDING EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
In-car video camera recording equipment with a re-
cording medium capable of recording for a period of 
10 hours or more shall record activities— 
(A) whenever a patrol vehicle is assigned 
to patrol duty; 
(B) outside a patrol vehicle whenever— 
(i) a Federal law enforcement officer 
assigned that patrol vehicle is conducting 
an enforcement or investigative stop; 
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(ii) patrol vehicle emergency lights are 
activated or would otherwise be activated if 
not for the need to conceal the presence of 
law enforcement; or 
(iii) an officer reasonably believes re-
cording may assist with prosecution, en-
hance safety, or for any other lawful pur-
pose; and 
(C) inside the vehicle when transporting an 
arrestee or when an officer reasonably believes 
recording may assist with prosecution, enhance 
safety, or for any other lawful purpose. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A Federal law enforce-
ment officer shall begin recording for an en-
forcement or investigative stop when the officer 
determines an enforcement stop is necessary 
and shall continue until the enforcement action 
has been completed and the subject of the en-
forcement or investigative stop or the officer 
has left the scene. 
(B) ACTIVATION
WITH
LIGHTS.—A Fed-
eral law enforcement officer shall begin record-
ing when patrol vehicle emergency lights are ac-
tivated or when they would otherwise be acti-
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vated if not for the need to conceal the presence 
of law enforcement, and shall continue until the 
reason for the activation ceases to exist, regard-
less of whether the emergency lights are no 
longer activated. 
(C) PERMISSIBLE RECORDING.—A Federal 
law enforcement officer may begin recording if 
the officer reasonably believes recording may 
assist with prosecution, enhance safety, or for 
any other lawful purpose; and shall continue 
until the reason for recording ceases to exist. 
(4) 
ENFORCEMENT
OR
INVESTIGATIVE 
STOPS.—A Federal law enforcement officer shall 
record any enforcement or investigative stop. Audio 
recording shall terminate upon release of the violator 
and prior to initiating a separate criminal investiga-
tion. 
(c) RETENTION OF RECORDINGS.—Recordings made 
on in-car video camera recording medium shall be retained 
for a storage period of at least 90 days. Under no cir-
cumstances shall any recording made on in-car video cam-
era recording medium be altered or erased prior to the 
expiration of the designated storage period. Upon comple-
tion of the storage period, the recording medium may be 
erased and reissued for operational use unless otherwise 
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