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policies and procedures for use of portable recording systems by required by section 626.8473; and the total amount of recorded audio and video collected by the portable recording system and maintained by the agency, the agency's retention schedule for the data, the agency's procedures for destruction of the data, and that the data are available to the public. Lino Lakes Police Department's BWC inventory consists of twenty-seven (27) devices. Devices are assigned to individual officers. An inventory of the total number of devices owned by the agency is maintained in a Word document. The inventory includes the officer assigned to the device and the device ID. The Lino Lakes Police Department BWC policy requires patrol officers to wear BWC's while on duty. Sergeants monitor deployment and use by officers. The policy governs the use of BWCs by peace officers while in the performance of their duties. The BWC policy requires officers to ensure the BWC is in good working order and operational at the start of their shift. Peace officers noting a malfunction during testing, or at any other time, are required to promptly report the malfunction to their supervisor. Peace officers were trained on the use of BWC's during implementation. New officers are trained as part of their field training program. Randomly selected dates from the patrol schedule were verified against the server log report and confirmed that BWC's are being deployed and officers are wearing and activating their BWCs. A review of the total number of BWC videos created per quarter and a comparison to calls for service shows a consistent collection of BWC data. The server log report summarizes the total amount of BWC data created, deleted, and stored/maintained. BWC video is fully deleted from the Arbitrator 360' Back -End Client and local file server upon reaching the scheduled deletion date. The Lino Lakes Police Department utilizes the City of Lino Lakes Records Retention Schedule and agency specified retention in Arbitrator 360' Back -End Client. BWC data is available upon request, and access may be requested by submission of a Request for Information form. No discrepancies noted. Audit Requirement: Use of Agency -Issued Portable Recording Systems Determine if peace officers are only allowed to use portable recording systems issued and maintained by the officer's agency. The Lino Lakes Police Department's BWC policy states that officers are prohibited from using personally owned recording devices while on -duty without the express consent of the Shift Sergeant. No discrepancies noted.