[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Long Beach 5-2-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16C. Amendments noted where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A device installed outside a residence, business, or nonprofit
which, for security purposes, captures video footage of an area outside
or inside the residence, business, or nonprofit.
The list of individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and any other persons under the law who, pursuant to and in accordance with this Chapter 59, volunteers and registers their private video surveillance camera(s) or camera(s) on their property in the municipality with Township.
A.Â
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.6, N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.7, and N.J.S.A.
40:48-2, the Township authorizes and creates a registry, which shall
permit any person who owns a private video surveillance camera(s)
or camera(s) at a residential, business, and/or nonprofit property
in the municipality to voluntarily register same with the Police Department
for the sole purpose of assisting law enforcement investigations of
criminal activity that occurred within the vicinity of the cameras'
locations.
B.Â
The registration of a camera does not and shall not constitute a
waiver of any rights granted under the Constitution of the United
States or the State of New Jersey.
C.Â
In order to voluntarily elect to be on the registry, the individuals,
businesses, nonprofits, and any other persons under the law shall
fill out the application form available at the Police Department in
paper form or through the website of the Police Department, and the
application shall request the following information and proofs in
order for the video surveillance camera(s) or camera(s) on their property
to be placed on the registry.
(1)Â
The name of the person(s) who owns the camera(s) and the property
where the camera(s) is/are located;
(2)Â
The most recent contact information, including the street address
and telephone number of the person(s) who owns the camera(s) and the
property where the camera(s) is/are located;
(3)Â
The street address of the residence, business, or nonprofit where
the camera(s) is/are installed;
(4)Â
The number of cameras located at the residence, business, or nonprofit;
(5)Â
A general description of the areas recorded by the camera(s);
(6)Â
The means by which the camera(s)' footage is saved or stored,
and the duration of time for which the footage is saved or stored;
and
(7)Â
Any additional information, releases, and agreements the Township
deems necessary and proper.
D.Â
Information stored in the registry shall be available for the exclusive
use by the Police Department and law enforcement officials to investigate
criminal activity within the vicinity of the cameras' locations.
E.Â
Information stored in the registry shall not be considered a public
record pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq., or the common law concerning
access to public records and shall not be discoverable as a public
record by any person, entity, or governmental agency, except upon
a subpoena issued by a grand jury or a court order in a criminal matter.
F.Â
A state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency may contact
a person whose information appears in the registry in order to request
access to any camera's footage that may assist an investigation
of criminal activity that occurred within the vicinity of the camera's
location. A person who registers a camera with a municipal police
department or force, however, shall not be required to submit the
camera's footage to a law enforcement agency, unless otherwise
required by law.
G.Â
Persons and property owners placed on the registry may terminate
the registration of their camera(s) at any time upon written request
to the Police Department.
