The Bellefontaine Police Department Camera Registration Program is a police/community video partnership that operates on a voluntary basis with homeowners, neighborhoods and business owners who own private video surveillance systems. Both businesses and residents may register their cameras by completing the Security Camera Registration Form & submitting the form HERE.

We encourage homeowners, HOA's, businesses, and business communities to partner with the Bellefontaine Police Department in our efforts to make Bellefontaine a safer community to live, work, and play.

Security cameras can prevent crime as criminals may be less likely to strike if they know they will be recorded. Also, security cameras create leads for police officers and detectives when a crime occurs in or around your home or business.

• This is a voluntary program designed to help investigators locate important evidence. You may request to remove your camera from the registration at any time via email.

• Registering your camera with the Bellefontaine Police Department does NOT give officers, detectives, or any other law enforcement personnel direct access to your footage.

  Only your camera’s location and your contact information will be recorded. This information is securely stored and accessible only to authorized Bellefontaine Police Department personnel—and solely for use during an active investigation. Access to any video footage remains entirely under your control. Only the camera owner can grant permission to view or obtain recordings.

• The public will not have access to your personal information or Camera Registration. Only applicable Public Records releases of the video footage will be authorized. 

The goal of the program is to deter crime and promote public safety through collaboration between the Bellefontaine Police Department and the community we serve. Accordingly, all registrants agree to the following terms and conditions:

• As a camera Registration Program Participant, you acknowledge any registration information you provide may be a public record subject to disclosure in accordance with the Ohio Public Records Act (Ohio Rev. Code 149.43).

• Any footage containing or related to criminal activity may be requested by the Bellefontaine Police Department for use as evidence during any stage of a criminal proceeding.

• Under no circumstances shall registrants construe that they are acting as an agent and/or employee of the City of Bellefontaine and/or the Bellefontaine Police Department through the program.

• The Bellefontaine Police Department will contact you directly, using the information you have provided during registration, to request the appropriate video camera footage. 

By submitting this information, the camera registrant understands and agrees to the above terms of use.