Automated License Plate Readers

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Nevada Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Agreements, Contracts and Policies

1. All agreements (in addition to any associated exhibits and amendments) related to this agency’s use of automated license plate readers (ALPRs), including but not limited to all contracts (related to purchase, use, sharing of equipment, sharing of data, and any other action related to the use of this technology), memoranda of understanding, intergovernmental services agreements, nondisclosure agreements, or any other agreements. Please provide all such materials for the period from January 1, 2020 through the date this request is processed.
2. All policies and training presentations regarding the use of ALPRs

Equipment details and locations

3. Records/data showing the current number of fixed ALPR cameras
4. Records/data showing the current location of fixed ALPR cameras

Note: Regarding the second item, if this data is not available as a list or map, this information may appear in the names of the cameras.

“Detections” (plate scans) and “Hits” (plate scans that matched to a hotlist)

5. Number of license plates scanned with ALPRs in 2021
6. Number of license plates scanned with ALPRs in 2022
7. Number of hotlist hits with ALPRs in 2021
8. Number hotlist hits with ALPRs in 2022

Note: For the previous four items, the information appears on "Hit Ratio Reports" with Vigilant Solutions and Motorola Solutions ALPR systems. For Flock Safety ALPR systems, this data will only be available for the previous 30 days and may be available through the agency's "transparency portal." Please provide whatever time period is available.

ALPR Data Sharing.

9. The list of agencies with which your agency shares and/or receives ALPR data and ALPR hotlists

Note: For the previous item, the information appears on "Data Sharing Reports" on Vigilant Solutions and Motorola Solutions ALPR system. For Flock Safety ALPR systems, this data may be available through the agency's "transparency portal."

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,
Alexandra Gelzin

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Alexandra Gelzin

Good morning,

In response to request PRR 23-232 received by this office on 03/15/2023, please be advised that additional time is required to fulfill this request.

Your Request: Agreements, Policies & Training Presentations regarding ALPRs and their use within NDOT as well as any records showing: the current number of ALPRs, their location, how many plates they have scanned in 2021/2022, how many hot list scans for those years and a list of agencies that NDOT shares or receives ALPR data with.

NDOT is diligently working to fulfill your request and anticipate providing you with the responsive records requested by 04/25/2023. If further time is needed to complete this request, you will be contacted prior to the deadline above.

Please contact us if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

David Nuebel

NDOT – Public Records

Phone: 775-888-7437

Email: PublicRecordsRequests@dot.nv.gov

Sent on behalf of the Custodian of Records, Jessica Cutts

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Hello David,

Please know that the following email address is the only contact email for this request: requests@muckrock.com. Please do not use any other email address for this request. The requestor's name, per the original request, is Alexandra Gelzin. Thank you for your assistance on this matter.

Best,

MuckRock Staff