Report 2019-118 Recommendation 40 Responses
Report 2019-118: Automated License Plate Readers: To Better Protect Individuals' Privacy, Law Enforcement Must Increase Its Safeguards for the Data It Collects (Release Date: February 2020)
Recommendation #40 To: Marin County Sheriff's Department
To enable auditing of user access to and user queries of ALPR images, by June 2021, Marin should implement its audit plan and complete its first audit.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From September 2023
Marin has conducted its first audit. Supporting documentation of its findings will be send to the State Auditor's Office as requested.
- Completion Date: September 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented
1-Year Agency Response
The Marin County Sheriff's Office completed its first audit this month.
- Completion Date: February 2021
- Response Date: February 2021
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
Marin did not substantiate that it prepared an audit plan per Recommendation 39. Further, it did not share its audit report demonstrating who reviewed the audit and who approved the results. Because Marin did not substantiate that it fully implemented this recommendation, we assessed its status as Pending.
- Auditee did not substantiate its claim of full implementation
- Auditee did not address all aspects of the recommendation
60-Day Agency Response
Marin did not provide a 60-day response.
- Estimated Completion Date: unknown
- Response Date: April 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2019-118
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.