Delaware Code
Subchapter I. Uniform Electronic Recordation of Custodial Interrogations Act
§ 2014. Rules relating to electronic recording.

(a) The Council on Police Training shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter, which each law-enforcement agency that is a governmental entity of this State shall enforce.
(b) The rules adopted under subsection (a) of this section must address all of the following topics:

(1) How an electronic recording of a custodial interrogation must be made.
(2) The collection and review of electronic recordings, or the absence thereof, by supervisors in each law-enforcement agency.
(3) The assignment of supervisory responsibilities and a chain of command to promote internal accountability.
(4) A process for explaining noncompliance with procedures and imposing administrative sanctions for a failure to comply that is not justified.
(5) A supervisory system expressly imposing on individuals in specific positions a duty to ensure adequate staffing, education, training, and material resources to implement this subchapter.
(6) A process for monitoring the chain of custody of an electronic recording.
(c) The rules adopted under paragraph (b)(1) of this section for video recording must contain standards for the angle, focus, and field of vision of a recording device, other than a body-worn camera, which reasonably promote accurate recording of a custodial interrogation at a place of detention and reliable assessment of its accuracy and completeness. In a place of detention, the recording device must be simultaneously focused on both the law-enforcement officer and the individual subject to the custodial interrogation.

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