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Body Worn Cameras

Body Worn Camera Requirements

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24-31-902 Incident Recordings

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

SB20-217 Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity

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. 

HB21-1250 Measures to Address Law Enforcement Accountability

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

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FAQs

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.

 

Other Available Funding

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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program - Opens January 2022

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.