3. Apply.

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1. If you have not already, purchase and install an eligible camera system (see additional requirements below) on the exterior of the property you rent or own. The system must include enough storage for 48 hours of footage, which may be an additional purchase for some systems.
2. If you rent the property, get a letter or email from your landlord with their permission to install a camera.
3. Register your camera(s) online with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). This means that MPD may request recorded footage from you to assist with an investigation, but you are not required to provide the footage. Once you register, you’ll receive an automated confirmation email from the registration system with a log number.
4. Gather the receipts for your camera(s), your log number from MPD, and if you’re a renter, the letter from your landlord with permission to install the camera(s). If your camera system requires cloud-based storage, you’ll also need to provide documentation that you’re paying for the storage. If you had a professional install the camera system for you, you may also include a receipt from the business that installed it for you. (It’s not required, but if they include photos of the installed camera(s) with the receipt, we can process your application more quickly).
5. Complete the online application. You need to create an account before you can start the application form.

You can apply at any time.

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