How to Request Body-Worn Camera Footage from Hollywood PD

Step 1: Submit the request within 90 days

Body-worn camera footage is only retained/available for 90 days after the incident. If you wait past that window, the footage may no longer exist. Submit your request as early as possible — even before the full police report is finalized.

Step 2: Submit through the same channel as other records

File the request through the City's Public Records Center portal (same portal used for offense, accident, and incident reports), or in person at the Records Section, 3250 Hollywood Boulevard.

Step 3: Give specific identifying detailsTo avoid delays, include as much of the following as you have:

• Date, time, and location of the incident

• Case/report number (if you have one)

• Officer's name or badge number, if known

• A brief description of the incident (e.g., "traffic stop," "arrest," "use of force")

Step 4: The department reviews and redacts the footage

Before release, Hollywood PD must review the footage for exemptions under Florida law — this includes blurring/redacting faces of uninvolved third parties, minors, confidential informants, or other legally protected information. This is not optional; it's required before any footage can go out.

Step 5: Pay the review/redaction fee before work begins

• The cost is $35 per hour for review and redaction.

• Payment must be received within 30 days of the request being approved for processing, and before the redaction work starts.

• If payment isn't received in that 30-day window, the request is closed automatically, and you'll have to submit a brand-new request if you still want the footage (and by then you may be past the 90-day retention window).

Step 6: Receive the footage

Once paid and processed, the redacted footage is provided — typically as a digital file rather than a hard copy.

A Few Practical Notes for Your Blog

• 911 audio is separate — Hollywood PD doesn't handle those requests directly; audio requests go through the Broward Sheriff's Office Communications division, since BSO handles regional dispatch.

• Active investigations can delay or block release — if the incident is tied to an open criminal investigation (especially homicides or officer-involved shootings), footage may be withheld entirely until the investigation closes, regardless of the 90-day window.

• Cost adds up fast — a straightforward single-officer interaction might only take an hour to redact, but multi-officer incidents, longer encounters, or complex redactions (blurring several bystanders throughout) can run several hours, so the $35/hour isn't a flat fee.

Need Help Getting Evidence?

Chasing down records while recovering from an accident is the last thing you should have to deal with. If you were injured in a Hollywood-area crash and need help obtaining, correcting, or understanding your police footage, Call Dan: (954) 923-6110.