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Police commission advances revised body-worn camera policy to meet-and-confer
Summary
The San Francisco Police Commission voted to send revised Department General Order 10.11 on body-worn cameras to meet-and-confer after months of working-group negotiation; the policy narrows on-scene deactivation exemptions, adds a new activation circumstance for on-scene commands, and includes airport-specific MOU language. Commissioners and community lawyers debated redaction, discovery, and tactical deactivation safeguards.
The San Francisco Police Commission voted Feb. 12 to forward a revised Department General Order (DGO 10.11) on body-worn cameras (BWC) to meet-and-confer with affected bargaining units after extended discussion among commissioners, the police department and community stakeholders. The motion passed with six affirmative votes.
The revision narrows the department's list of limited exemptions permitting BWC deactivation to a defined set of sensitive tactical situations and adds a new activation circumstance (item 15) requiring activation to record "issuing commands and briefing while on scene during an active incident," language that Commissioner Benedicto read into the record as a late edit. The chief and policy staff told the commission that the policy also includes a…
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