Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) - Adoption, Use, and Data Retention Policies (Metropolitan Police Department)

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Dear Mr. Maass, This office is in receipt of your Freedom ofInformation Act (FOIA) request. Your FOIA request number is 2019-FOIA-01853 and your assigned FOIA Specialist RobertEckert. If you have any questions regarding yourrequest, please contact the assigned FOIA Specialist at (202) 727-3721. For ease of reference, we ask that you have your FOIA Request Number availablewhen you contact our office. Fee Notification There is no fee tosubmit a FOIA request. However, you may be charged fees for searching,reviewing, and reproducing records. The Metropolitan Police Department maycharge the following fees:

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This is an automated message from the DC Government FOIA system. Dear Dave Maass, The status for your request is below. Please log into https://foia-dc.gov/palMain.aspx and go to Request Status. If you have any questions regarding the status of your request, please contact the agency's FOIA office that you had submitted your FOIA request to. You can communicate directly with the FOIA office by clicking on Inbox, search the request number, and then click Compose Message. OR, visit to see a list DC Government FOIA Office’s/officer’s contact information and have your Request ID ready. (https://dc.gov/node/818962) Contact FOIA Office Request status: In Process Request ID: 2019-FOIA-01853 Description: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the DC Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:Materials related to this agency's acquisition of, access to, preservation of, or disclosure of automated license plate readers (ALPR) or ALPR data:1. Policies related to the adoption of ALPR technology, including those guiding the procurement process or necessary administrative obligations before acquisition.2. Training policies, requirements, and materials for automatic license plate reader system operators.3. Databases used to compare data obtained by the automatic license plate reader system.4. Policies related to the retention and security of captured ALPR data, including those regarding:- the length of time after capture that data may be preserved- exceptions to general data preservation policies- internal data security and access- data destruction5. Policies related to the sharing of captured ALPR data by this agency with other agencies, including those directing: - the manner in which another agency may request data- the circumstances under which captured data may be shared, and- the responsibilities of the recipient agency in regards to data retention and use. - access by this agency to data obtained by automatic license plate reader systems not operated by the law enforcement agency.Please also provide the number of requests made by outside agencies, if applicable.6. Policies related to the sale of data or the sharing of data with non-law enforcement actors. - If applicable, please provide all agreements between this agency and non-law enforcement actors.7. Policies regarding oversight of automatic license plate reader system use.8. Audit Reports9. Policies related to maintenance and calibration.Please also provide maintenance and calibration schedules and records for the system on file.10. Any other policies or reports on subjects related to automatic license plate reader system use by the agency.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 15 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Dave Maass Regards,
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