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Redwood City Police Department Policy Manual Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2017/03/24, All Rights Reserved. Published with permission by Redwood City Police Department Automated License Plate Readers (ALPRs) - 2 (c)While an ALPR may be used to canvass license plates around any crime scene, particular consideration should be given to using ALPR-equipped cars to canvass areas around homicides, shootings and other major incidents. Partial license plates reported during major crimes should be entered into the ALPR system in an attempt to identify suspect vehicles. (d)No member of this department shall operate ALPR equipment or access ALPR data without first completing department-approved training. A list of authorized users is maintained by the Training Sergeant. (e)No ALPR operator may access department, state or federal data unless otherwise authorized to do so. (f)If practicable, the officer should verify an ALPR response through the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) before taking enforcement action that is based solely on an ALPR alert. (g)Use of an ALPR will be limited to department members who are sworn peace officers, Community Service Officers, or Parking Enforcement Officers. Information Technology staff may use an ALPR only for the purpose of repairing and/or ensuring proper functionality. 463.4 ALPR DATA COLLECTION AND RETENTION All data and images gathered by an ALPR are for the official use of the Redwood City Police Department and because such data may contain confidential CLETS information, it is not open to public review. ALPR information gathered by this department may be used and shared with prosecutors or others only as permitted by law. All ALPR data collected by the Redwood City Police Department is electronically sent to the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center. The Redwood City Police Department does not store any ALPR data. The Northern California Regional Intelligence Center retains ALPR records with no connection to a criminal investigation for no longer than 12 months. Once the retention period has expired, the record is purged from the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center database unless a reasonable suspicion has been established that the vehicle identified by the ALPR read is connected to criminal activities. The Northern California Regional Intelligence Center retains ALPR records connected to a criminal investigation for no longer than five years. Once the retention period has expired, the record is purged from the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center database. Further, if during the five-year period Northern California Regional Intelligence Center personnel become aware that the vehicle license plate information is no longer associated with a criminal investigation, the record will be purged from the Northern California Regional Intelligence Center database. 6.1.H. - Page 5