Legislation or Bill(s)

The Miami-Dade County Commission ("MDCC") approved the purchase of 500 body cameras on June 2, 2015 for FY2016. (Related areas: City of Miami, Miami Beach, and Miami Customs all implementing body camera use.)

Collection of Video

Per the Miami-Herald, MDCC draft policy requires recording for all "traffic stops, citizen contacts tied to law enforcement, prison transports, and statements made by suspects, victims, and witnesses." However, a recent article cites Miami-Dade Police draft policy as allowing officers to turn of cameras at request of victim

Retention of Video

The Miami-Herald cites the same draft policy as permitting police to delete footage not marked as evidence after sixty days

FOIA Exemptions

None at the local level. Significant exemptions and legislative developments at the state level

None at the local level. Significant exemptions and legislative developments at the state level