3999.1 When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:

“Body-worn camera” or “BWC” - means a camera system with secured internal memory for storage of recorded audio and video that is designed to be worn on the clothing of or otherwise secured to a person.

“Department” or “MPD” - means the Metropolitan Police Department.

“FOIA” - means Title II of the District of Columbia Administrative Procedure Act, effective March 25, 1977 (D.C. Law 1-96; D.C. Official Code §§ 2-531 et seq.).

“Metadata” - means descriptors that identify the time, date, location, badge number linked to the creation of the record, and officer interaction/offense categorization of BWC recordings.

“Subject” - means an individual who is not an on-duty law enforcement officer at the time of the BWC recording and who has been recorded by a BWC.

“Use of force” - means any physical contact used to effect, influence, or persuade an individual to comply with an order from an officer. The term shall not include unresisted handcuffing or hand control procedures that do not result in injury.

SOURCE: Body-Worn Camera Program Amendment Act of 2015, effective March 9, 2016 (D.C. Law 21-0083; 63 DCR 774 (January 22, 2016)).