Dallas County Sheriff’s Department
Racial Profiling Policy

308.08 VIDEO AND AUDIO CARTRIDGE ISSUE AND MAINTENANCE

  1. Supervisors of personnel assigned to operate vehicles equipped with video or audio recording equipment shall maintain a log of all assigned video and audio cartridges and their disposition(s).
  2. Video and audio cartridges will be issued to the Patrol Division for assignment by supervisory staff.
  3. Each cartridge will be individually and uniquely numbered by supervisory staff prior to issue.
  4. Deputies assigned to positions that utilize video or audio recording equipment will be issued a video or audio tape cartridge by their supervisor.
  5. Deputies will return their assigned video or audio cartridge daily. Supervisors will re-issue the same cartridge to the deputy for a period of five (05) working days, or as needed during the same period.
  6. At the conclusion of the five (05) working day period the recorded cartridge shall be archived by the division for a period of ninety (90) days.
  7. Each cartridge will be labeled by the supervisor with the deputy's name, badge number, assignment, and dates issued.
  8. At the conclusion of the ninety (90) day archive period the supervisor will clear the tape and re-issue same.
  9. In the event that a complaint is received in which the incident was recorded, that video cartridge shall be retained for a minimum of one (01) year
  10. When a complaint if filed a copy of the tape will be forwarded to the Internal Affairs Division for review.
  11. The Internal Affairs Division will issue deputies a copy of any video or audio recording associated with a formal complainant.
Racial Profiling Policy
308.00
308.01
PURPOSE and POLICY
308.02 DEFINITIONS
308.03 RESTRICTIONS FOR DEPUTY INITIATED LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTACT
308.04 DOCUMENTATION OF TRAFFIC AND PEDESTRIAN STOPS
308.05 INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED
308.06 VIDEO EQUIPMENT
308.07 VIDEO RECORDING PROCEDURES
308.08 VIDEO AND AUDIO CARTRIDGE ISSUE AND MAINTENANCE
308.09 DATA REPORTING PROCEDURES
308.10 COMPLAINANTS
308.11 MONITORING OF PERSONNEL
308.12 TRAINING
308.13 PUBLIC EDUCATION