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6.1.D. - Page 29 APPENDIX A NCRIC Automated License Plate Reader Policy NCRIC MISSION The Northern California Regional Intelligence Center (NCRIC) is a multi-jurisdiction public safety program created to assist local, state, federal, and tribal public safety agencies and critical infrastructure locations with the collection, analysis, and dissemination of criminal threat information. It is the mission of the NCRIC to protect the citizens within its area of responsibility from the threat of narcotics trafficking, organized crime, as well as international, domestic, and street terrorism-related activities through information sharing and technical operations support to public safety personnel. AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READER(ALPR)TECHNOLOGIES To support authorized law enforcement and public safety purposes of local, state, federal, and tribal public safety agencies, the NCRIC utilizes Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, and supporting software, to gather and analyze ALPR data to enable the rapid identification and location of vehicles of legitimate interest to law enforcement. ALPR units are attached to law enforcement vehicles or deployed at fixed locations, where they collect license plate information from vehicles on public roadways and public property. In one common use of ALPR technology, license plate encounters are compared against law enforcement"hotlists"— lists of vehicles associated with active investigations, for example, related to Amber Alerts or other missing children, stolen vehicles, or stolen license plates. The information is also retained for a fixed retention period, though it is only reaccessible by law enforcement given a legitimate law enforcement purpose as listed below. PURPOSE This NCRIC Automated License Plate Reader Policy (ALPR Policy) defines a minimum set of binding guidelines to govern the use of Automated License Plate Reader Data (ALPR Data), in order to enable the collection and use of such data in a manner consistent with respect for individuals' privacy and civil liberties. The NCRIC also completed a NCRIC ALPR Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)to address in further detail common privacy and civil liberties concerns regarding Automated License Plate Reader technology. The current version of this document is available on the NCRIC web site at www.ncric.org. AUTHORIZED PURPOSES, COLLECTION, AND USE OF ALPR DATA To support the mission of the NCRIC, Law enforcement personnel with a need and right to know will utilize ALPR technology to: • Locate stolen, wanted, and subject of investigation vehicles; • Locate and apprehend individuals subject to arrest warrants or otherwise lawfully sought by law enforcement; • Locate witnesses and victims of violent crime; • Locate missing children and elderly individuals, including responding to Amber and Silver Alerts; • Support local, state, federal, and tribal public safety departments in the identification of vehicles associated with targets of criminal investigations, including investigations of serial crimes; • Protect participants at special events; and • Protect critical infrastructure sites. 2016-2017 San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury 22