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Who uses body cameras in Multnomah County?

What we do not know

Multnomah County Sheriff

  • The content of Operational Procedure 9.5: recording triggers, retention periods, and public release rules. It is referenced by published policy and is not itself published.
  • How many cameras the office deploys, and whose.

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 Multnomah County.

Go to the Multnomah 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 ↗