Body Worn Cameras

24-31-902. Incident recordings - release - tampering - fine.

(1) (a) (I) BY JULY 1, 2023, ALL LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN THE STATE AND THE COLORADO STATE PATROL SHALL PROVIDE BODY-WORN CAMERAS FOR EACH PEACE OFFICER OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHO INTERACTS WITH MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MAY SEEK FUNDING PURSUANT TO SECTION 24-33.5-519.

Colorado Revised Statutes Online

Beginning July 1, 2023, the Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity Act requires all local law enforcement agencies and the Colorado state patrol to issue body-worn cameras to their officers, except for those working in jails, working as administrative or civilian staff, the executive detail of the state patrol, and those working in court rooms. 

The Measures to Address Law Enforcement Accountability Act makes changes to the provisions of Senate Bill 20-217, enacted in 2020, (SB 217) to provide clarity and address issues discovered since the passage of that bill. SB 217 used the term "exonerated", but never defined it; the act defines "exonerated" and further clarifies the term "contact".

Body-Worn Cameras for Law Enforcement Officers Grant Program FAQs

If you have additional questions, please contact Kate Ferebee, Office of Adult & Juvenile Justice Assistance.

Recommendations Regarding Body-Worn Camera Policies in Colorado: Pursuant to House Bill 15-1285, February 2016

Open Opportunities

None at this time

Closed Opportunities 

FY 2022 Body-worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies - closed May 25, 2022

FY 2021 Body-Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program to Support Law Enforcement Agencies - closed July 26, 2021

FY 2021 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program - Local Solicitation - closed August 16, 2021

Small, Rural, and Tribal Body-Worn Camera Microgrant Program - closed August 31, 2021

The purpose of the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, offered through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), is to promote working partnerships between federal, state, and local governments to support a broad range of activities to prevent and control crime and to improve the criminal justice system.

This funding opportunity closed on March 11, 2022.