Digital memory file protection is required to ensure the video file evidence is available for review by the district, authorities, parents, and, in some cases, a judge and jury.

Incidents of violence on school buses are rare. Still, it adversely affects the children witnessing it. The parents of the children in that school district are asol affected in a negative way that requires appropriate action to be taken by the district to maintain the consensus that the children on the bus in the care of the district are being taken care of and are in the end protected from abuse and harm while in charge of the school district.

Police Patrol Wagon Suspect, Prisoner, & Inmate in-Custody Transport Camera systems have long been used by law enforcement to document the transport of suspects or prisoners in custody. Because they are part of law enforcement, they have structured a process known as “Evidence Chain of Custody,” which restricts access to the video files to maintain their veracity if and when such information and video file evidence may be needed in a court.

Some of the same rules for handling the video files can and should be adopted by others who may be using the vehicle video camera systems in different applications likewise to protect their integrity if needed for use in a criminal case that the DA may have brought regarding actions that occurred on a bus.



Digital Video File Evidence Protection & Handling:

Restrict Access Keys to supervisors only.
Protection of evidence begins with limiting access to the memory files in order to protect the evidence from any perception of possible tampering.
For example, the Private Service Contractor Charter Transport Compliance Bus Camera System can only be accessed by the route supervisor and other designated non-bus drivers to ensure that the drivers have no access to the files.


Protect the Digital file memory storage device while transporting it.
Example: 5th Wheel King Pin Trailer CS1 Spotter Warehouse Yard Jocky Trailor Camera applications where there is a yard jockey moving trailers from dock to dock for loading and unloading operations in a large warehouse distribution center requires the person designation with removing the memory devices to protect them from moisture, protect them from static electricity and from impact if they are fragile hard drives.
SD memory cards are static RAM devices, so it is dangerous to put them in your pockets where they are subject to random charges of static electricity, which could potentially scramble their data files.


Restrict access to the DVR memory storage keys.
While this one may be obvious to most, any access to the DVR keys to drivers or nonauthorized parties can create a problem if the evidence is ever to be used in court.
For example, Rural Area Ride Share Paratransit Vehicle Camera Recorders are kept locked when the vehicles are used to transport passengers from place to place. However, should a careless authorized user leave the keys where others can take them, the estimated cost of the systems and the time and effort to install them can be wasted if the person who finds the keys were to remove all memory devices from all the systems vehicles. It is important to note that the keys are all the same for a given system. Unlike the door locks sold for home, in my experience, every single model of every DVR we have ever worked with or sold was keyed the same. So, if one key is lost or misplaced, the entire system's integrity is in jeopardy.


Restrict DVR Remotes.
The remotes that come with the DVRs are used to program the DVRs. Because of this, it woud be potentially bad for others to have access to the DVR remotes as they could possibly program the DVRs not to record, to turn audio off, or to run 24/7/365, causing battery drain in the vehicle.
For example, We had a school district using Special Needs Wheelchair School Bus Video Surveillance Systems, and for whatever reason, the service person they had was angry over something and wanted to get back at the district before he walked off the job. The person programmed the DVRs with a new password. Then, after he left, they could not get into the DVRs. There was no back door access on these systems as many are also used in the


Police Patrol Wagon Suspect, Prisoner, & Inmate in-custody Transport Camera markets, and so they need to be extremely secure from tampering for use in court.
The district’s only recourse was to purchase a large number of new replacement DVRs and then try to charge the former employee with vandalism of county property.


A static guard carry case is recommended for memory devices.
When using solid-state memory, it is still advisable to transport them in static guard containers to ensure there is no static that can corrupt the memory on the device.

Example: An industrial lift truck customer was using our Testudo Lifetime Forklift Camera System Warranty and forgot to transport the SD cards in the plastic static guarg case they came in and lost all the data on an SD card when he put it in his pocket in the winter. In cold, dry weather, the static in a pocket can be much higher and more damaging than in the warm, higher moisture months. Even though it had the best Lifetime Warranty For Vehicle Camera systems, it did not cover the video files lost by carrying an SD card in his pocket.


Should you have any questions or concerns or require more information about Testudo Lifetime System Warranty School Bus Camera Systems, various applications or Affordable School Bus Student Transportation Video Camera Recorder configurations, please let us know. We will be happy to offer our 35+ years of market experience in sales and service of digital recording devices to respond to your concerns or questions.
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