(a) Except as otherwise required by HRS Chapter 92F, ordered by the office of information practices pursuant to HRS Chapter 92F, or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, information obtained from overt monitoring of public activity and video monitoring tapes shall be used only for legitimate law enforcement objectives and traffic management and other legitimate public purposes and shall be disclosed only to city personnel or community volunteers conducting or supervising the video monitoring, law enforcement officials, city personnel involved in the evaluation of city programs or operations or training of city personnel, and to individuals involved in or potentially involved in criminal or civil proceedings to be brought by a governmental entity, including but not limited to victims or perpetrators or suspected or potential victims or perpetrators of criminal activity. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed as prohibiting the disclosure or use of information obtained from overt monitoring of public activity under any of the subdivisions of § 2-32.3(a) or under § 2-32.4 for: (i) the detection, investigation, prosecution or adjudication of criminal activity, traffic infractions, or regulatory violations, violations of conditions of bail, parole or probation, or violations of court orders; or (ii) the detection, investigation, discovery, and trial of alleged violations of the civil legal rights of victims of criminal activity other than traffic infractions, including but not limited to property damage claims resulting from criminal activities. Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed as prohibiting the disclosure or use of information obtained from overt monitoring of public activity under § 2-32.3(a)(4) to the media for purposes of advising the public of prevailing traffic conditions.
(b) Video monitoring tapes shall be stored in secure locations so as to limit access to such tapes to the purposes specified in subsection (a).
(c) Except where the responsible city official finds that there is a need to maintain a specific video monitoring tape for a longer period for a purpose specified in subsection (a), video monitoring tapes shall be erased or destroyed within 30 days after they are taken or made.
(1990 Code, Ch. 2, Art. 32, § 2-32.5) (Added by Ord. 98-59)