Section 26206.8 Of Chapter 13. Miscellaneous Powers From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 3. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 13.
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. (a) When installing new security systems, a transit agency
operated by a county shall only purchase and install equipment
capable of storing recorded images for at least one year, unless all
of the following conditions apply:
(1) The transit agency has made a diligent effort to identify a
security system that is capable of storing recorded data for one
year.
(2) The transit agency determines that the technology to store
recorded data in an economically and technologically feasible manner
for one year is not available.
(3) The transit agency purchases and installs the best available
technology with respect to storage capacity that is both economically
and technologically feasible at that time.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, video recordings
or other recordings made by security systems operated as part of a
public transit system shall be retained for one year, unless one of
the following conditions applies:
(1) The video recordings or other recordings are evidence in any
claim filed or any pending litigation, in which case the video
recordings or other recordings shall be preserved until the claim or
the pending litigation is resolved.
(2) The video recordings or other recordings recorded an event
that was or is the subject of an incident report, in which case the
video recordings or other recordings shall be preserved until the
incident is resolved.
(3) The transit agency utilizes a security system that was
purchased or installed prior to January 1, 2004, or that meets the
requirements of subdivision (a), in which case the video recordings
or other recordings shall be preserved for as long as the installed
technology allows.