[Ord. No. 48-2016]
The ability of law enforcement officials to timely investigate criminal activity is essential to apprehending culpable criminals and ensuring public safety. Footage from private outdoor video surveillance cameras may provide useful information for law enforcement officials investigating incidents of criminal activity that occurred within the vicinity of these cameras. In order to facilitate law enforcement investigations into criminal activity and save valuable time and resources, the Township hereby establishes the Community Sharecam registry which allows all owners of private outdoor video surveillance cameras in the Township to voluntarily register their cameras with the Wayne Police Department.
[Ord. No. 48-2016]
In accordance with N.J.S.A. 40:48-1.7b, the following information is required to be included in the Community Sharecam registry:
A. 
The name of the person who owns the camera;
B. 
The most recent contact information, including the street address and telephone number of the person who owns the camera;
C. 
The street address of the residence or business where the camera is installed;
D. 
The number of cameras located at the residence or business;
E. 
The outdoor areas recorded by the camera;
F. 
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
G. 
Any additional information the Wayne Police Department deems necessary.
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A. 
Information stored in the Community Sharecam registry pursuant to this Article shall be available for the exclusive use by law enforcement officials to investigate criminal activity within the vicinity of the camera's location. Information stored in the registry shall not be considered a public record pursuant to P.L.1963, c. 73 (C.47:1A-1 et seq.), P.L.2001, c. 404 (C.47:1A-5 et seq.), or 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.
B. 
A state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency may contact a person whose information appears in the Community Sharecam registry established pursuant to this Article in order to request access to any camera's footage which may assist an investigation of criminal activity that occurred within the vicinity of the camera's location. A person who registers a camera with the Wayne Police Department shall not be required to submit the camera's footage to a law enforcement agency, unless otherwise required by law.
C. 
As used in this article, "private outdoor video surveillance camera" or "camera" means a device installed outside a residence or business, which, for security purposes, captures footage of an area outside the residence or business.
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Registration of a camera in the Community Sharecam registry does not constitute a waiver of any rights granted under the Constitution of the United States or the State of New Jersey.