5-08/100.40 - First Amendment Activity

Facial recognition shall be used in accordance with all federal and state laws, and all Departmental policies.

Department personnel shall not violate First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution and shall not perform or request facial recognition searches of individuals or organizations based solely on the following:

• Their religious, political, or social views or activities;
• Their participation in a particular noncriminal organization; or
• Their race, ethnicity, citizenship, place of origin, ages, disability, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, or other protected classification