(a) The automated license plate reader system may be used by a law enforcement agency for a legitimate law enforcement purpose and by a governmental entity for the purpose of:(1) enforcing all laws;(2) investigating any potential crime or criminal activity;(3) conducting traffic analysis and assessing planning needs;(4) research and educational purposes; if the data collected is anonymized.
(1) enforcing all laws;
(2) investigating any potential crime or criminal activity;
(3) conducting traffic analysis and assessing planning needs;
(4) research and educational purposes; if the data collected is anonymized.
(b) With the exception of the Virgin Islands Police Department, law enforcement agencies or other governmental entities must obtain a warrant prior to using a watch list to automatically identify specific vehicles or individuals, except when:(1) using a federal anti-terrorism watch list;(2) the Department or other law enforcement agency determines that there is an ongoing crime that meets camera system emergency watch-list criteria outlined in the Department’s regulations accompanying this subchapter. Such criteria must conclude that:(A) Law enforcement determines that there is an ongoing crime in which an individual’s life or safety is in danger; and(B) There is enough descriptive information about a suspect or a suspect’s vehicle to believe that inclusion on a camera system emergency watch-list will assist in apprehending the suspect.
(1) using a federal anti-terrorism watch list;
(2) the Department or other law enforcement agency determines that there is an ongoing crime that meets camera system emergency watch-list criteria outlined in the Department’s regulations accompanying this subchapter. Such criteria must conclude that:(A) Law enforcement determines that there is an ongoing crime in which an individual’s life or safety is in danger; and(B) There is enough descriptive information about a suspect or a suspect’s vehicle to believe that inclusion on a camera system emergency watch-list will assist in apprehending the suspect.
(A) Law enforcement determines that there is an ongoing crime in which an individual’s life or safety is in danger; and
(B) There is enough descriptive information about a suspect or a suspect’s vehicle to believe that inclusion on a camera system emergency watch-list will assist in apprehending the suspect.
(c) Any entity with which a contract has been executed to provide or maintain the technology or equipment to use automated license plate readers or the database is entitled to access the data collected exclusively for the purposes of enforcing this subchapter.
(d) The automated license plate reader system may use facial recognition software. The Department shall ensure the selection of facial recognition software, technology or systems that have the least amount of racially skewed failure or false match rates.