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TOWN OF LOS ALTOS HILLS MOOS HILLS 26379 Fremont Road Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 Phone: (650) 941-7222 w www.losaltoshills.ca.gov CALIFORNIA Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) Policy Approved by City Council 03/18/2021 1. Purpose The Town of Los Altos Hills owns Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPR) at fixed locations within the Town for certain law enforcement and public safety purposes. ALPRs use high speed cameras to photograph vehicle license plates. The Town procures the ALPRs from certain Town Council -approved vendor(s) and contracts with such vendor for maintenance and repair of the ALPR system on an as -need basis. Town ALPRs are intended only to be used for authorized law enforcement and public safety purposes and its data are only intended to be accessed by authorized users. California Civil Code section 1798.90.5 requires public agencies operating ALPRs to adopt and implement a usage and privacy policy in order to ensure that the collection, use, maintenance, sharing, and dissemination of information collected pursuant to such system protects individual privacy and civil liberties. Consistent with the state law mandate, the Town has adopted this Automatic License Plate Reader Policy ("Policy") to regulate the use, management, retention and other aspects of Town ALPRs. This Policy shall be made available to the public in writing and posted on the Town's website. 2. Authorized and Prohibited Uses Town ALPRs are installed at fixed locations in Los Altos Hills and shall only be utilized for the following purposes: • To locate stolen, wanted, and/or other vehicles that are the subject of investigation; • To locate and/or apprehend individuals subject to arrest warrants or who are otherwise lawfully sought by law enforcement; • To locate victims, witnesses, suspects, and others associated with a law enforcement investigation; • To locate missing children, adults, and/or elderly individuals, including in response to Amber Alerts and Silver Alerts; • To support local, state, federal, and regional public safety departments in the identification of vehicles associated with targets of criminal investigations, including investigations of serial crimes; • To protect participants at special events; • To protect critical infrastructure sites; • For other law enforcement or first responder uses not prohibited by law. Resolution 17-21 Page 2