Report 2019-118 Recommendation 52 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 #52 To: Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
To enable auditing of user access to and user queries of ALPR images, by April 2020, Sacramento should assess the information its ALPR system captures when users access it to ensure that the system's logs are complete and accurate and that the logs form a reasonable basis for conducting necessary, periodic audits.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office ALPR system maintains logs of user management, system management, data management, and user actions. These logs are reviewed during the scheduled monthly and annual ALPR audits, and they contain complete and accurate information required to conduct audits.
- Completion Date: June 2021
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.
- Estimated Completion Date: unknown
- Response Date: February 2021
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.
- Estimated Completion Date: unknown
- Response Date: August 2020
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.
- 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.
