The Minneapolis Police Department follows Minnesota state law and rules about releasing body camera footage. The law says that a body camera is a portable recording system that collects digital evidence.
Read the law and rules:
The Police Department also has its own guidelines related to the release of body camera footage.
State law says that police officers and people who are the subject of video footage are data subjects. Data subjects can request to see footage.
The subject of video footage can give a written OK to release data to a third party. Approved third parties include:
Authorized members of the following government organizations can also request video data:
Bring or mail the completed form to the Records Information Unit
State law says that
Phone
Address
Minneapolis Public Service Building505 Fourth Ave. S.Office hours
8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday – Friday
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Address
City HallOffice hours
8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday
