WHEREAS it has been determined that there are benefits and advantages afforded by Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) to the identification, recovery and investigation of stolen vehicles and vehicle crimes; and

WHEREAS, it has been identified that there is a need for enhancing dissemination on IACP's efforts regarding ALPR policies, as well as NLETS ability to provide ALPR information sharing capabilities; and

WHEREAS, it has been identified that there is a need to address information sharing challenges regarding multiple vendor based systems, variety of statutory regulations and privacy concerns on the storage, retention and retrieval of ALPR data and enhancing law enforcement investigative efforts with the use of ALPR data; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED that the International Association of Chiefs of Police supports and promotes law enforcement as a whole in utilizing the IACP ALPR policy guidance and the use of NLETS for sharing ALPR data.

Submitted by: Vehicle Crimes Committee

VCC.021.t2017