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Ordinance No. 1056 Page 5 DOCSOPEN\MU210\328\1072172.v2-1/28/26 to avoid inadvertent interference or conflict with, or emergency response to an operation of another law enforcement agency. 2.04 PORTABLE RECORDING SYSTEM REQUIRED. Any law enforcement agency operating within the jurisdictional bounds of the City shall require its personnel to wear and use a portable recording system while within the City. The wear and use of such portable recording system by a law enforcement agency and law enforcement officers shall substantially comport with the requirements of Mounds View Police Department General Order 370 “Use of Body Worn Cameras Policy” or any updated City policy addressing similar subject matter. The wear and use of a portable recording system shall not be required where such wear and use is prevented by exigent circumstances, though wear and use should be remedied as soon as practicable. 2.05 FACIAL COVERING PROHIBITION. A law enforcement officer shall not wear a facial covering that conceals or obscures the officer’s facial identity in the course of their duties while within the City. This section 2.05 does not apply to protective gear used by special weapons and tactics team officers or officers of a similar organization, where such gear is necessary to protect the officers’ faces from harm while performing their special weapons and tactics team responsibilities. 2.06 IDENTIFICATION UPON REQUEST. A law enforcement officer within the City shall provide identifying information, including but not limited to the officer’s last name and badge number or a similar identifier, when requested by a member of the public. The provision of such identifying information shall, where reasonably possible, be made in writing or by a business card and enable the requestor to discuss the interaction and any seizure of personal property with the law enforcement agency which employs the law enforcement officer. This section 2.06 does not apply when a law enforcement officer is engaged in an undercover operation or when the provision of identifying information would otherwise reasonably endanger the law enforcement officer or an ongoing operation. 2.07 SCOPE. Nothing in this ordinance shall be construed to violate federal law. The City and its departments and employees will comply with federal law including 8 U.S.C.§§ 1373 & 1644. This ordinance is not intended to and shall not be construed to interfere with the City's compliance with the terms of any contract or grant in effect as of the effective date of this ordinance to which the City is a party. This ordinance does not apply to property owned by the federal government and operated by or leased to the City. Nothing herein shall be construed as restricting or interfering with the execution of court orders or lawful judicial warrants, or the enforcement of criminal law, nor as limiting the rights of any person or entity under state or federal law. 2.08 SEVERABILITY. The provisions of this ordinance are severable. If any provision of this ordinance or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.