10-01 GUIDELINES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL UTILIZING THE ALPR SYSTEM

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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT

"A Tradition of Service"

OFFICE CORRESPONDENCE

DATE: February 23, 2010

FROM:            BERNICE ABRAM, CAPTAIN                             TO: ALL PERSONNEL

CARSON STATION                                                    CARSON STATION

SUBJECT:      CARSON STATION MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 10-01

GUIDELINES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL

UTILIZING THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (ALPR) SYSTEM

Purpose of Directive:

The purpose of this directive is to establish procedural guidelines and responsibilities of personnel utilizing the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system.

Scope of Directive:

This directive applies to all station personnel responsible for the deployment and management of the ALPR vehicle. This directive is effective immediately.

Directive:

Carson Station has two assigned ALPR vehicles. It will be the

responsibility of the Fleet Sergeant to authorize and assign the use of the ALPR car only to trained personnel. The Fleet Sergeant will maintain a roster with the names and shifts of personnel deploying the ALPR car. The Fleet Sergeant or designee will maintain the following weekly schedule for the assignment of the ALPR vehicle:

  MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 10-01                                                                                        February 23, 2010

  GUIDELINES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL UTILIZING

  THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (ALPR) SYSTEM

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  Patrol Deputy Duties:

1. Due to the computer based capabilities of the ALPR system, the vehicle shall be deployed exclusively for its intended use - scan and store  license plate data. In the event any component of the ALPR car computer system is inoperable, the deputy shall notify the Watch Sergeant on duty and the car shall immediately be removed from the line. While pending repair, the ALPR car shall not be used unless approval is granted by Operations or the Watch Commander on duty.
2. The ALPR cars shall be parked at the station's designated parking space marked "ASAP CAR." This location is in proximity to the station's wireless access point signal necessary to download/upload database information. At the start of shift, the deputy shall download the latest wanted vehicle information from the central DOJ database. At the end of shift, the deputy shall upload all scanned vehicles into the LASD central database.
3. The Deputy assigned to the ALPR car shall log on entering "ALPR" in the "Special Equipment" section of the MDT log. ALPR users will download the latest information data file from the ALPR server prior to leaving the station's wireless access point area.
4. During the deployment of the ALPR car, users receiving an alert that a vehicle is stolen, wanted, or has a warrant associated with it shall conduct the following:

• Confirm the status immediately unless officer safety issues deem it unsafe.
• When requesting SCC to confirm the status of the alert, advise SCC the request is for an ALPR alert on a vehicle.
• Create an OBS or use the Code-6 MDT key if necessary.
• If a "Code-9" is initiated while awaiting a secondary confirmation due to the alert on a stolen vehicle, deputies shall       advise SCC prior to receiving a secondary confirmation by MDT/SCC.

Example: "164 is Code-9 on a 10-29V ALPR hit"

    5.  Any incident associated with the ALPR car shall be documented using the secondary ALPR

         stat code - 835-ALPR/Mobile.The stat code will be used in the MDT clearance and on the

         classification line of the Incident Report (SH-R-49) if an arrest was made.

Example: ASAP ALPR Car / NC / 835

MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE 10-01                                                                                        February 23, 2010

         GUIDELINES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONNEL UTILIZING

         THE AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION (ALPR) SYSTEM