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immediately thereafter. <br />The number of Taser discharges against a person should not exceed three, or a total duration of 15 <br />seconds. If officers have not achieved reasonable control of the person following three discharges <br />of the Taser, when it appears that the Taser probes have effectively connected with the subject as <br />intended and that the Taser is functioning property, other options should be employed. <br />309.4.4 REPORT OF USE <br />All Taser discharges will be documented in the related arrest/crime report and on the Taser report <br />form. Accidental discharges of a Taser cartridge will also be documented on the Taser report form. <br />Any report documenting the discharge of a Taser cartridge will include the serial number(s) of the <br />cartridge(s) used and an explanation of the circumstances surrounding the discharge. <br />Specific details will be included articulating the rationale for Taser discharge when, during a given <br />incident: <br /> A Taser is discharged more than once, or the Taser is discharged for a total length of time <br />exceeding 15 seconds, during an incident; <br /> More than one Taser is discharged against an individual; or <br /> A Taser is discharged against an individual fitting one of the categories outlined in <br />§309.4.2(a). <br />The Taser report form will also be used to report the display of a Taser (as defined in §309.1.1) or a <br />situation in which a verbal warning of potential Taser use was issued and compliance gained <br />without an actual Taser discharge or display. <br />In the case of a Taser discharge, the on-board Taser memory will be downloaded through the <br />dataport by the supervisor, and saved with the related arrest/crime report. <br />TM <br />309.4.5 TASER CAM <br />TM <br />The Taser can be equipped with a Taser Cam which is an audio-video recording device <br />integrated into the power supply. The Taser Cam is activated any time the safety selector switch is <br />in the up (“off”) position. The safety selector switch should normally remain in the down (“safe”) <br />position unless the officer intends to discharge the device and the guidelines established in §309.3 <br />and §309.4 are met. If the officer reasonably believes that audio and/or video recording from the <br />Taser Cam™ would be helpful to document the situation before the safety would normally be taken <br />off, the officer may activate the Taser Cam™. In this circumstance, the officer should balance the <br />value of the audio/video record against the reduced safety of having the Taser safety in the “off” <br />position. <br />Any time the Taser Cam™ has been activated, the video and audio data should be downloaded in <br />accordance with current department evidence procedures and referenced in any related report(s). <br />Taser Cam data will be handled and retained in the same way as in-car video data, except for those <br />provisions which by their nature cannot apply (refer to General Order 301.4). <br />309.4.6 SUPERVISOR RESPONSE <br />Whenever feasible, a sworn supervisor will respond to all incident scenes where a Taser is <br />Police Commission Recommendations – Taser Guidelines, Redlined Draft April 8, 2010 <br />Page 5 <br /> <br />