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 *BWCs may be deactivated by Secret Service personnel when interacting with a member of the public who seeks to remain anonymous, e.g., to report a crime or assist in an investigation. Upon receiving such a request, Secret Service personnel will evaluate the circumstances, and if appropriate, discontinue the use of the BWC. To the greatest extent possible, Secret Service personnel will record the request to deactivate prior to deactivating their BWC.
 * Secret Service personnel may either deactivate or not activate their BWC if, in the judgment of the BWC equipped Secret Service personnel, a recording may be inappropriate because of the victim's or witness's physical condition, emotional state, age, or other sensitive circumstances (e.g., victim of domestic or sexual violence).
 * Secret Service personnel will not activate their BWC in a hospital or medical facility unless they are engaged in a law enforcement encounter as defined in this policy.
 * Secret Service personnel will not activate their BWC in any location where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy (e.g., restroom, locker room, dressing room, break room, etc.), unless they are engaged in a law enforcement encounter as defined in this policy.
 * Secret Service personnel will not activate their BWC during courtroom proceedings unless they are engaged in a law enforcement encounter as defined in this policy.
 * BWCs will not be used for searches of property lawfully in government custody or control, or a search to obtain digital or electronic records executed by a third party, such as an electronic service provider or custodian of electronic records.
 * BWCs will not be used to record undercover personnel, confidential informants, or confidential sources.
 * BWCs will not be worn in locations where classified information is present unless the BWC equipped Secret Service personnel are engaged in a law enforcement encounter as defined in this policy.
 * BWCs will not be used to record actions and conversations of coworkers, other law enforcement personnel, or members of the public when not actively engaged in a law enforcement encounter as defined in this policy.
 * BWCs will not be used to record Secret Service personnel for the sole purpose of conducting or supporting a personnel investigation, disciplinary action, or employee performance assessment unless such assessment is used in a BWC training environment in support of student-instructor feedback.
 * BWCs will not be used to record gratuitous or obscene images, such as the effects of extreme violence or injury, unless necessary for evidentiary documentation.
 * BWCs will not be used to record a particular person based solely on the person’s race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, personal appearance, gender identity or expression, or political affiliation.
 * BWCs will not be used for the purpose of recording individuals who are engaged in activity protected by the First Amendment, e.g., people who are lawfully exercising their freedom of speech, press, association, assembly, religion, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances, unless the situation has become violent, dangerous, or otherwise unlawful. This prohibition includes any conversations that BWC equipped personnel have with individuals