Non-evidentiary BWC recordings are kept for how long?

Non-evidentiary BWC recordings are kept for how long?

• A. 60 days
• B. 30 days
• C. 120 days
• D. 90 days

Answer: (D)

Non-evidentiary BWC recordings are the footage kept for routine interactions that aren’t tied to an active investigation or used as evidence. The policy sets a 90-day retention window for these recordings to balance usefulness for review and training with storage costs and privacy considerations. After 90 days, if nothing requires preservation, the footage is overwritten. If an incident is being investigated or the footage is needed for a specific record, it can be preserved longer and treated as evidentiary. This is why the standard retention period is 90 days.

Non-evidentiary BWC recordings are the footage kept for routine interactions that aren’t tied to an active investigation or used as evidence. The policy sets a 90-day retention window for these recordings to balance usefulness for review and training with storage costs and privacy considerations. After 90 days, if nothing requires preservation, the footage is overwritten. If an incident is being investigated or the footage is needed for a specific record, it can be preserved longer and treated as evidentiary. This is why the standard retention period is 90 days.