The Lebanon Board of Works and Public Safety voted Sept. 8 to approve seven policy updates for the Lebanon Police Department, covering body‑worn cameras, child abuse responses, immigration‑related jail reporting, mobile audio/video oversight, mobile data terminal use, traffic accident procedures and towing protocols.

The policy package was presented by Major Hood of the Lebanon Police Department. The board approved the updates after the presentation; a board member seconded the motion and members voted in the affirmative.

The updates implement or respond to state law and accreditation requirements, Major Hood said. The body‑worn camera policy adds an accreditation‑required administrative review of the program and prohibits officers from using any body‑worn camera that is not department issued. The child abuse policy was revised to reflect a change in state statute that extends the allowable custodial age for voluntary infant relinquishment from 30 to 60 days and adds a new report‑disclosure requirement.

Other changes respond to statute or standards: immigration‑related revisions align arrest/jail procedures with Indiana code requirements to notify the county sheriff or jail staff when there is probable cause to believe an arrestee is not lawfully present in the United States; mobile audio/video and mobile data terminal policies add annual administrative or supervisory review requirements and correct prior language and pronoun usage; traffic accident policy updates incorporate a new “yellow dot” motor‑vehicle medical information program and add a requirement, effective July 1, 2026, for agencies to notify landowners of property damage resulting from an accident. The vehicle‑towing policy was updated to satisfy a state law requiring a written policy or contract covering emergency towing services and rotation.

Board members did not amend any policy language on the record; the board approved the package as presented. Major Hood answered clarifying questions from board members before the vote.

The department will implement the changes as described in the updated policies and will perform the administrative reviews now required by accreditation or statute.

The board did not set an additional public hearing or further action on these policies at the Sept. 8 meeting.