DATE:
October 22, 2024
25
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
SHERIFF - RECEIVE A PRESENTATION ON AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION CAMERAS IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY (DISTRICTS: ALL)
Body
OVERVIEW
The San Diego Sheriff's Office (Sheriff's Office) strives to utilize technology to enhance its public safety service delivery for the communities of San Diego County. A tool that helps support this mission is Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) camera technology. ALPRs as investigative tools are a force-multiplier when it comes to crime prevention, public safety, and efficiency. ALPR cameras capture color images of license plates within its field of view. According to the Auditor of the State of California, ALPR technology has existed since the 1970s, yet widespread adoption by U.S. law enforcement agencies began only in the mid-2000s. This resource has been used to assist law enforcement with identifying stolen vehicles, tracking arsonists, finding suspects, searching for missing persons, and assisting in criminal investigations.
Pursuant to California Senate Bill 34 (2015), a public agency that operates or intends to operate an ALPR system shall provide an opportunity for public comment at a regularly scheduled public meeting of the governing body of the public agency before implementing the program.
Today's request is for the Board of Supervisors to receive the Sheriff's Office presentation on its intent to procure and use Automated License Plate Recognition cameras in the unincorporated areas of San Diego County, such as but not limited to Alpine, Borrego Springs, Campo, Fallbrook, Julian, Lakeside, Ramona, Rancho San Diego, Rancho Santa Fe, 4S Ranch, and Valley Center, and allow for the public to provide comment.
RECOMMENDATION(S)
SHERIFF
1. Pursuant to California Senate Bill 34, receive the Sheriff's Office's presentation on its intent to procure and use Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) cameras in the uninco...
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