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 Unauthorized use or release of BWC recorded data may compromise ongoing criminal investigations and administrative proceedings or violate the privacy or civil rights of those recorded. Any unauthorized access, use, deletion, modification, or release of BWC recorded data, or other violations of records management or privacy laws or Department of Homeland Security or Secret Service policies may result in disciplinary action.

Subject to the exceptions set forth below, Secret Service personnel may not review their BWC recordings or BWC recordings of other BWC equipped personnel that have been shared with them prior to writing initial incident reports.

After completing initial incident reports, Secret Service personnel may, but are not required to, review all available BWC recordings provided that any amendments they make to their initial incident reports include a statement that the incident report has been amended after reviewing BWC footage. Such amendments must specify what aspects of the incident report have changed after BWC recordings were reviewed.

Supervisors may permit the involved personnel to review BWC recordings when they are required to give a formal statement about a use of force incident or when they are the subject of an allegation of misconduct or personnel complaint. Secret Service personnel shall have the option to review the recordings in the presence of their attorney(s).

Secret Service personnel may only review BWC recorded data for official purposes. For example, recorded data will often be reviewed:
 * To complete criminal investigations and prepare related investigative reports;
 * Prior to courtroom testimonies, presentations, or as otherwise needed during preparation for litigation;
 * For training purposes (with PII redacted); or
 * In preparation for administrative investigations/interviews.

Authorized BWC users shall indicate on their reports whether BWC recorded data was viewed prior to completing the report.

BWC footage may be viewed in order to evaluate claims of misconduct or other policy violations. However, BWC recorded data will generally not be viewed at random by supervisors or other Secret Service personnel for the sole purpose of identifying policy violations and disciplining the responsible authorized BWC users.

RES may review BWC recorded data in connection with suspected criminal, civil, and administrative allegations, and following use of force incidents.