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Ramsey County Sheriff's Office Ramsey County SO Policy Manual Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) related ALPR data must be destroyed at the time of collection. Destruction can be deferred if it relates to an active criminal investigation. All other ALPR data should be retained in accordance with the established records retention schedule. 463.5.1 LOG OF USE A public log of ALPR use will be maintained that includes (Minn. Stat. § 13.824): (a) Specific times of day that the ALPR collected data. (b) The aggregate number of vehicles or license plates on which data are collected for each period of active use and a list of all state and federal public databases with which the data were compared, unless the existence of the database itself is not public. (c) For each period of active use, the number of vehicles or license plates related to: 1. A vehicle or license plate that has been stolen. 2. A warrant for the arrest of the owner of the vehicle. 3. An owner with a suspended or revoked driver's license or similar category. 4. Active investigative data. (d) For an ALPR at a stationary or fixed location, the location at which the ALPR actively collected data and is installed and used. A publicly accessible list of the current and previous locations, including dates at those locations, of any fixed ALPR or other surveillance devices with ALPR capability shall be maintained. The list may be kept from the public if the data is security information as provided in Minn. Stat. § 13.37, Subd. 2. 463.6 ACCOUNTABILITY All saved data will be closely safeguarded and protected by both procedural and technological means. The Ramsey County Sheriff's Office will observe the following safeguards regarding access to and use of stored data (Minn. Stat. § 13.824; Minn. Stat. § 13.05): (a) All ALPR data downloaded to the mobile workstation and in storage shall be accessible only through a login/password-protected system capable of documenting all access of information by name, date and time. (b) Members approved to access ALPR data under these guidelines are permitted to access the data for legitimate law enforcement purposes only, such as when the data relate to an active criminal investigation. (c) Biennial audits and reports shall be completed pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13.824, subd. 6. (d) Breaches of personal data are addressed as set forth in the Protected Information Policy (Minn. Stat. § 13.055). Copyright Lexipol, LLC 2021/01/29, All Rights Reserved. Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) - Published with permission by Ramsey County Sheriff's Office 353