ALPR Usage (Spartanburg Department of Public Safety)
Submitted | Feb. 10, 2014 |
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Communications
From: Chris Meller
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All documents relating to usage of Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) technology by the Spartanburg Department of Public Safety, including but not limited to documents indicating:
-scope of ALPR deployment;
-purposes for which ALPR technology is employed;
-means of handling and storing ALPR data;
-extent and timeline for ALPR data storage; and
-protocols and extent of ALPR data sharing between Spartanburg and other government agencies.
Please include any relevant documents, including but not limited to memos, reports, emails, meeting minutes and contracts.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Chris Meller
From: Will Rothschild
Dear Mr. Meller,
Attached are the only documents responsive to your FOIA request re: Automated License Plate Recognition Technology utilized by the Spartanburg Police Department.
Best regards,
Will Rothschild
Communications Manager
City of Spartanburg
P.O. Drawer 1749
Spartanburg, SC 29304
office: 864.596.2491
cell: 864.347.6080
fax: 864.596.2404
twitter: @spartanburgcity<https://twitter.com/#!/SpartanburgCity>
Facebook: www.facebook.com/spartanburg.sc<http://www.facebook.com/spartanburg.sc>
www.cityofspartanburg.org
From: Chris Meller
Thank you, Mr. Rothschild. Could you please confirm that there were no contracts or invoices related to ALPR devices? It seems odd that the city could be operating the devices without first purchasing them...
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 10, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Will Rothschild
Chris,
Working on getting this information for you.
-Will
Will Rothschild
Communications Manager
City of Spartanburg
P.O. Drawer 1749
Spartanburg, SC 29304
office: 864.596.2491
cell: 864.347.6080
fax: 864.596.2404
twitter: @spartanburgcity<https://twitter.com/#!/SpartanburgCity>
Facebook: www.facebook.com/spartanburg.sc<http://www.facebook.com/spartanburg.sc>
www.cityofspartanburg.org
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 10, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Will Rothschild
Chris,
Attached is the invoice for expenses related to ALPR technology in Spartanburg.
Hope this helps and sorry for the delay in response.
-Will
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