§ 780.311 Short title
§ 780.312 Definitions
§ 780.313 Audio or video recording recorded by body-worn camera; disclosure; protections; exemption from freedom of information act
§ 780.314 Audio and video recording recorded by law enforcement officer with body-worn camera; individuals requesting copy
§ 780.315 Audio or video recording from body-worn camera; retention by law enforcement agency; disclosure as public record; limitation
§ 780.316 Audio and video recording recorded by body-worn camera; retention by law enforcement agency; duration; presumption
§ 780.317 Fee
§ 780.318 Use, maintenance, and disclosure of audio and video recordings recorded by body-worn cameras; written policy
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 780 > Act 85 of 2017 - Law Enforcement Body-Worn Camera Privacy Act

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Body-worn camera: means a device that is worn by a law enforcement officer that electronically records audio and video of his or her activities. See Michigan Laws 780.312
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Evidentiary audio and video recording: means an audio and video recording of an incident or encounter recorded by a body-worn camera, including a crime, arrest, citation, search, use of force incident, or confrontational encounter with a citizen, that may be materially useful for investigative or prosecutorial purposes, including for a criminal and internal investigation. See Michigan Laws 780.312
  • Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Private place: means a place where an individual may reasonably expect to be safe from casual or hostile intrusion or surveillance but does not include a place to which the public or a substantial group of the public has access. See Michigan Laws 780.312
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.