How do I get the body cam footage from my arrest?
Two routes.
Discovery. Once a case is filed and a demand is served, the State is obligated to produce what it has. That's usually the more complete path, because it reaches material a records request may not.
A public records request to the agency. Faster in some situations, but body camera footage carries statutory exemptions — particularly footage recorded inside a private residence or involving certain victims — so what comes back may be redacted or withheld.
The urgency is retention. Agencies keep footage for a defined period and then it's gone. Periods vary by agency and by incident category.
Third-party footage disappears faster still. A nearby business, a doorbell camera, a neighbor's system — those can overwrite within days.
If video exists anywhere near your case, the preservation letter needs to go out now rather than after arraignment.
Every week you wait, some camera overwrites the thing that would have helped. ---
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