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Ramsey County Sheriff's Attachment C Ramsey County SO Policy Manu Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) 463.1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE The purpose of this policy is to provide guidance for the capture, storage and use of digital data obtained through the use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology (Minn. Stat. § 626.8472). 463.2 POLICY The policy of the Ramsey County Sheriff's Office is to utilize ALPR technology to capture and store digital license plate data and images while recognizing the established privacy rights of the public. All data and images gathered by the ALPR are for official law enfocement purposes. Because such data may contain confidential information, it is not open to public review. 463.3 ADMINISTRATION The ALPR technology, also known as License Plate Recognition (LPR), allows for the automated detection of license plates. It is used by the Ramsey County Sheriffs Office to convert data associated with vehicle license plates for official law enforcement purposes, including identifying stolen or wanted vehicles, stolen license plates and missing persons. It may also be used to gather information related to active warrants, homeland security, electronic surveillance, suspect interdiction and stolen property recovery. All installation and maintenance of ALPR equipment, as well as ALPR data retention and access, shall be managed by the Chief Deputy or designee. The Chief Deputy or designee will assign members under his/her command to administer the day-to-day operation of the ALPR equipment and data. 463.4 OPERATIONS Use of an ALPR is restricted to the purposes outlined below. Office members shall not use, or allow others to use, the equipment or database records for any unauthorized purpose. (a) An ALPR shall only be used for official law enforcement business. (b) An ALPR may be used in conjunction with any routine patrol operation or criminal investigation. Reasonable suspicion or probable cause is not necessary before using an ALPR. (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. (d) No member of this office shall operate ALPR equipment or access ALPR data without first completing office -approved training. (e) No ALPR operator may access confidential office, state or federal data unless authorized to do so. Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/01/29, All Rights Reserved. Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) - Published with permission by Ramsey County Sheriffs Office 351