Rhode Island Code of Regulations
Title 270 - Department of Public Safety
Chapter 60 - Statewide Body-Worn Camera
Subchapter 00 - N/A
Part 1 - Governing Statewide Body-Worn Grant Program
Section 270-RICR-60-00-1.11 - Grant Award and Agreement

Universal Citation: 270 RI Code of Rules 60 00 1.11

Current through September 18, 2024

A. In order to promote the broad adoption of body-worn cameras by Rhode Island police departments, Grant amounts will be based on the number of police officers an Applicant seeks to equip with body-worn cameras and the Department may determine and set an appropriate, annual per-officer or per-camera Grant amount. This Grant amount will be intended to account for an Applicant's costs of purchasing or leasing body-worn cameras and related hardware, software, and storage, as well as the Applicant's costs in operating body-worn cameras. In recognition of the burden of operating body-worn cameras placed on Applicants with fewer administrative staff, the Department may also determine additional Grant amounts for these Applicants.

B. Upon approval of a Grant for an Applicant, the Department and the Applicant will enter into a Grant Agreement before any Grant amount can be provided to the Applicant.

C. In order to safeguard the expenditure of public funds and ensure that the disbursement of funds furthers the objectives of the Program, the Grant Agreement shall include, among others, the following terms:

1. The maximum Grant amount;

2. A description of the project for which the Grant has been awarded and a requirement that the Grant can only be used for work outlined in that description;

3. The timing of the disbursement of the Grant funds, which may be over a period of years;

4. An indemnification provision;

5. Any other provisions that the Department determines are appropriate.

D. The Grant Agreement shall also provide that the Applicant must certify, in a form to be determined by the Department, that the Applicant's police department has adopted the Statewide Body-Worn Camera Policy before any Grant amount can be provided to the Applicant.

E. Through the Grant Agreement, the Department may also require the Applicant to certify or report the Applicant's expenses incurred through the project and/or submit requests for reimbursement, in a form determined by the Department, before awarded Grant funds are provided to the Applicant.

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