Report 2019-118 Recommendation 41 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 #41 To: Sacramento County Sheriff's Department

To ensure that its ALPR policy contains all of the required elements as specified in state law, by August 2020, Sacramento should review its policy and draft or revise it as necessary. Also by August 2020, Sacramento should post its revised policy on its website in accordance with state law.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office reviewed General Order 10/12 (Automated License Plate Reader Program) and revised the policy as necessary to reflect elements specified in state law and as noted in this audit. The revised policy has been posted to the department's public website (https://www.sacsheriff.com/pages/transparency.php) as required by SB 978

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented


1-Year Agency Response

As of April 20, 2021, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department had not provided a response on the recommendations in this audit.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending


6-Month Agency Response

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department did not provide a six-month response to this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending


60-Day Agency Response

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department did not provide a 60-day response.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending


All Recommendations in 2019-118

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.