British Columbia Order in Council — Order under Police, s (O.C. 659/2021)

O.C. 659/2021

British Columbia — Orders in Council

659 November 29, 2021 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL Order in Council No. , Approved and Ordered Executive Council Chambers, Victoria On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that, effective January 1, 2022, the attached Information Management Systems (Digital Evidence Management System) Regulation is made. Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier Presiding Member of the Executive Council (This

part is for admbristralive purposes only a11d is nor part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made: Act and section: Police Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 367, s. 74 (2) (

v) and (

x) Other: page l of3 R20545917 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (DIGITAL EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) REGULATION

Definitions In this regulation: "Act" means the Police Act; "OEMS" means the information management system approved by Ministerial Order 389/2021; "legacy system", in relation to a law enforcement service, means a system other than DEMS that the law enforcement service uses to manage digital evidence immediately before January 1, 2022; "responsible person" means the following person: (

a) in relation to the provincial police force, the commissioner; (

b) in relation to a municipal police department, its chief constable; (

c) in relation to any other law enforcement service, its chief officer; "nse" means to implement, use, maintain, repair and upgrade. Application This regulation applies for the purposes of

section 68.1 (3) [requirement to use information management system] of the Act in relation to DEMS. Requirement to use DEMS A law enforcement service (

a) must use DEMS on and after September 30, 2027, and (

b) if specified in the Schedule, must begin to phase in the use of DEMS by January 1, 2022. Alternative systems A law enforcement service that uses a system other than DEMS or a legacy system to manage digital evidence on or after January 1, 2022 is immediately required to use DEMS. Exception for major cases Despite sections and 4, a law enforcement service is not required to use DEMS in relation to a matter if the responsible person for the law enforcement service, or a person designated by that responsible person, determines, having regard to the director's standards, that the matter is a major case.

SCHEDULE Law enforcement service Abbotsford Police Department New Westminster Police Department South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority Police Service Vancouver Police Department Victoria Police Department

Document details

Collection	British Columbia — Orders in Council
Citation	O.C. 659/2021
Type	order_in_council
Volume / chapter	arc oic 0659 2021
Language	en
Format	pdf
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	24afbf6a38f5c8ad073d907a3d7a0219ab465e23

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