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 *Ensuring that their issued BWC’s software and firmware are updated according to the approved methods specified by the BWC manufacturer’s guidelines and their directorate, division, branch, and/or office’s IOP.
 * Ensuring BWC recordings are properly notated, i.e., “tagged” in a timely manner, ensuring efficient case and evidence management, and compliance with applicable policies of the Secret Service Record Programs Management Manual.
 * Reporting any known intentional misuse of BWCs or BWC footage to supervisors or the Office of Professional Responsibility (RES) as appropriate.

Secret Service BWCs will be configured with no less than a 30-second pre-event video recording buffer, i.e., the duration of time and scope of the BWC footage preserved prior to its activation. When BWCs are activated, the preceding 30 seconds of video (no audio) will be captured and become part of the event recording. Audio recording will begin at the time the BWC is activated.

BWC equipped Secret Service personnel will advise individuals that they are being recorded if doing so will not interfere with the encounter or officer/agent safety. Otherwise, this notice shall be given as soon as possible and practical.

BWC equipped Secret Service personnel should advise other Secret Service personnel and other agency law enforcement personnel that they are being recorded if doing so will not interfere with the encounter or officer/agent safety. This will provide other law enforcement officers with situational awareness and allow them to include related information in any written report.

BWC recorded data will only be accessed, downloaded, and disclosed by authorized Secret Service personnel.

BWC recorded data may not be accessed, used, downloaded, printed, copied, emailed, posted, shared, reproduced, or otherwise distributed in any manner, unless for official use and in accordance with this policy and directorate, division, branch, and/or office IOPs.

Secret Service personnel will not delete or modify BWC recorded data and will only dispose of BWC recorded data as permitted by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) approved records schedule DAA-0087-2022-0001 and applicable policies of the Secret Service Record Programs Management Manual.