MS SB2371

Requires law enforcement officers with arrest authority to wear body-worn cameras activated during calls for service and investigative encounters, with exceptions for safety threats, private residences without warrant, crime victims, and anonymous informants who request discontinuation.

Mandates 90-day retention of all body-worn camera footage, with automatic 3-year retention for recordings involving use of force, arrests, detentions, or formal complaints.

Prohibits officers from viewing recordings before writing reports and bars surreptitious camera use; creates rebuttable evidentiary presumptions favoring criminal defendants and civil plaintiffs if officers intentionally interfere with camera functionality.

Exempts most body-worn camera footage from public records disclosure, except footage retained solely for officer-requested reasons, training purposes, or public subjects who consent to disclosure.

Requires law enforcement agencies to post retention policies and request procedures on their websites and maintain audits of who accesses recorded data and for what purpose.