Question about request: Anonymized License Plate Recognition Records
Asked by B.T. on August 5, 2013.
3 answers from Tom Nash, Shawn Musgrave and Miss Monika.
Related requestRejected
Anonymized License Plate Recognition Records
B.T. sent this request to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department of Los Angeles County, CA
Any suggestions on how to proceed here? I’ve read all the cited sections, and I can only come to the conclusion that their claim is that this is “intelligence information”. None of the other categories (complaints, investigations, security procedures) seem to apply.
My original claim was that this is not “intelligence information”, as this vast majority of this information is not “related to criminal activity”.
From 6254(f)(b)(2): “Intelligence information is related to criminal activity but is not focused on a concrete prospect of enforcement.”
Files on gang members would be an example of “intelligence information”. My claim is that this is not related to criminal activity (it’s just the locations of automobiles, 99.9% of them being lawfully licensed, operated, parked, etc.). If I make the same request, I expect the same response. Is there anything I should do, other than appeal the decision? Anything else worth pointing out?
Thanks, -Brad T.