TN HB0741

Law enforcement agencies using body cameras must adopt written policies and train officers before deployment, with cameras required to be activated during all calls for service and public encounters

Officers must offer to turn off cameras when entering private residences without a warrant, interacting with crime victims (including domestic abuse and rape victims), or speaking with anonymous informants

Body cameras are prohibited on school grounds except during imminent threats, and cannot be used to gather intelligence on First Amendment activities or record unrelated activity

Standard recordings must be retained for 6 months then deleted; recordings involving use of force, felony arrests, or complaints must be kept at least 3 years

Violations create rebuttable evidentiary presumptions favoring criminal defendants claiming exculpatory evidence was destroyed and civil plaintiffs alleging police misconduct evidence was not captured