Who uses body cameras in Washoe County?
- Active The ten-year Axon contract
- Agency
- Washoe County Sheriff's Office
- Vendor
- Axon Enterprise
- Devices
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| System | Agency | Vendor | Status | Devices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ten-year Axon contract | Washoe County Sheriff's Office | Axon Enterprise | Active | — |
What we do not know
Washoe County Sheriff
- Who may view a live body-camera or in-car stream, from where, and in what circumstances. The contract buys the capability; nothing published says how it is governed.
- Whose competitively-bid contract the county joined, and what terms it carries.
- Whether the Board approved the item as presented, which this corpus cannot show.
- What the Sheriff's Office body camera policy contains, and whether it has the six elements NRS 289.830 requires.
- What happens to ten years of footage held under an "unlimited storage" clause, and who decides when it is deleted.
What body cameras are
A camera worn by an officer, recording encounters with the public. What it captures, how long the footage is kept and who may watch it are set by department policy rather than by one statewide rule.
How they work, why agencies buy them, and every county we have documented →
What you can do
Civic action
Show up
This technology is bought and renewed by boards, councils and committees that meet in public. We have not yet confirmed where each of them meets in Washoe County.
Go to the Washoe County hub →Personal protection
Protect yourself
Practical steps to shrink your personal data trail. Our guides publish at launch; until then, EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense is the best starting point.
Surveillance Self-Defense ↗