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ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE GENERAL ORDER Effective Date: February 27, 2021  Amends - GO 9.1.12 – (June 6, 2018 ) Number: 9.1.12 Distribution: All Personnel Review Month: January Reviewing Authority: HRD / Training Subject: Driver Safety Camera (DriveCAM ™) This general order consists of the following: 1. Purpose 2. Policy 3. Definitions 4. Procedures 1. Purpose The purpose of this general order is to provide anyone driving an agency vehicle with guidelines governing the use of DriveCAM™ event recorders installed in agency vehicles. Driver safety is a priority of the agency and this safety program will focus on leading behavioral ind icators to identify and reduce risky driving behaviors. 2. Policy It is the practice of the agency to embrace technology in the delivery of law enforcement services . Driver safety is a core value for the agency to prevent collisions and injuries to members, passengers, prisoners, vendors, and the citizens we serve. The DriveCAM™ event recorder is a camera system installed in agency vehicles to identify risky driving behaviors and coach drivers on those identified indicators to improve driving, reduce risk, and save lives . 3. Definitions A. Agency Vehicle - A vehicle owned, leased, rented, or borrowed by the agency. B. Coach – A trained agency manager or supervisor of the employee, who reviews videos of events and is responsible for coaching drivers assigned to them. C. Coaching session – An opportunity for a coach to review an event video with the driver in a private environment to discuss risk exposure and ways to minimize or mitigate that risk and/or to identify positive driving behaviors. D. DriveCAM™ Dashboard - The DriveCAM™ Dashboard provides key performance indicators for the DriveCAM™ program, enabling safety managers and coaches to evaluate the performance of designated groups and individua l drivers. E. DriveCAM™ Event – a specific action that triggers the DriveCAM™ Event Recorder to record . F. DriveCAM™ Event Recorder - a front and rear video and audio system added to agency vehicles. The equipment is des igned to capture 12 seconds (8 9.1.12 ; Page 2 of 7 seconds before and 4 seconds after) of video and audio inside and outside of the vehicle when activated by a DriveCAM™ event. G. Driver – an agency employ ee or vendor who has a DriveCAM™ event recorder installed in their assigned agency vehicle or any agency employ ee or vendor who drives an agency vehicle with a DriveCAM™ event recorder installed in an agency vehicle. H. Evidentiary Recordings – recordings generated by mobile video recording equipment, body worn camera or the DriveCAM™ event recorder that contain evidence of a crime or infraction for use in court, civil litigation or resolution of a citizen complaint. I. Forced Upload – a manual upload by a driver or coach when an incident of significance occurs. Supervisors responding to a traffic crash involving an agency vehicle equipped with a DriveCAM™ device shall conduct a forced upload as soon as practical after t he crash. Drivers shall only conduct a forced upload when capturing evidence or other significant video. J. Manual activation – the DriveCAM™ event recorder can be manually triggered by pushing either of the blue buttons to record additional video for other purposes as needed. K. Non-Evidentiary Recordings – recordings generated by mobile video, body worn cameras or Dr iveCAM™ event recorder devices that do not contain any evidence of a crime or infraction. L. Non-Scored Event – Behaviors that are risky but do not accumulate a risk score. These events are not related to a specific driving behavior but a personal beha vior such as not wearing a seatbelt in the vehicle. M. Performance Improvement Plan - a written plan documenting identified deficiencies and actions to improve performance. This plan includes a completion date. N. Risk - exposure to the chance of injury, death or damage based upon the combination of the probability and consequences of an event. O. Safety Manager – any agen cy manager P. Scored Event – A driving behavior that is deemed risky and given a score. The score is based on proprietary system data from DriveCAM™ and is based on the circumstances of the behavior. Scores range from 1 to 10. Scored events do not necessarily represent policy violations . Q. Vendor – a company that provides services or employees in support of agency operations. 4. Procedures 9.1.12 ; Page 3 of 7 A. Gener al DriveCAM™ Procedures A coaching session is a collaborative discussion between the driver and his/her supervisor/coach to identify the risk behavior and how it can be prevented in the future. Coaching sessions are not meant to be punitive unless the behavior is continually repeated after coaching. The DriveCAM™ event recorder is not intended to be a method of discovering policy violations, but rather a tool to improve driving. 1. The DriveCAM™ event recorder is to be used for official purpose s only. 2. DriveCAM™ event recorders installed in agency vehicles will be maintained by Fleet personnel or the manufacturer of the camera. Unauthorized personnel shall not attempt to service or make repairs to the device. 3. Drivers will not cover the camera lens, tilt the camera, or hang objects from the rear view mirror. 4. Drivers will