(a) The Department and the Bureau in consultation with the Office of the Attorney General shall promulgate regulations relating to the operation and use of the automated license plate reader system.
(b) The regulations must include:(1) Designation of staff in the Department and the Bureau authorized to query captured images or license plate data gathered by an automated license plate reader system;(2) Procedures and safeguards to ensure that staff with access to the automated license plate reader database are adequately screened and trained;(3) An audit process to ensure that information obtained through the use of an automated license plate reader system is used only for the purposes identified in section 523, including audits of requests made by law enforcement officers and employees of a governmental entity; and;(4) Annual reporting requirements to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands based on data from the previous calendar year. The data must include:(A) The total number of automated license plate reader units being operated in the territory;(B) The number of automated license plate reader readings made and categorized by district;(C) The number of automated license plate reader readings or images being retained on the automated license plate reader database;(D) The number of requests made for automated license plate reader data or images, including specific number for the number of requests that resulted in a release of information; the number of requests made from outside the Territory; the number of federal requests; the number of requests from outside the Territory that resulted in a release of information; and the number of federal requests that resulted in a release of information;(E) Any data breaches or instances of unauthorized use of the automated license plate reader database; and(F) A list of audits completed.
(1) Designation of staff in the Department and the Bureau authorized to query captured images or license plate data gathered by an automated license plate reader system;
(2) Procedures and safeguards to ensure that staff with access to the automated license plate reader database are adequately screened and trained;
(3) An audit process to ensure that information obtained through the use of an automated license plate reader system is used only for the purposes identified in section 523, including audits of requests made by law enforcement officers and employees of a governmental entity; and;
(4) Annual reporting requirements to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands based on data from the previous calendar year. The data must include:(A) The total number of automated license plate reader units being operated in the territory;(B) The number of automated license plate reader readings made and categorized by district;(C) The number of automated license plate reader readings or images being retained on the automated license plate reader database;(D) The number of requests made for automated license plate reader data or images, including specific number for the number of requests that resulted in a release of information; the number of requests made from outside the Territory; the number of federal requests; the number of requests from outside the Territory that resulted in a release of information; and the number of federal requests that resulted in a release of information;(E) Any data breaches or instances of unauthorized use of the automated license plate reader database; and(F) A list of audits completed.
(A) The total number of automated license plate reader units being operated in the territory;
(B) The number of automated license plate reader readings made and categorized by district;
(C) The number of automated license plate reader readings or images being retained on the automated license plate reader database;
(D) The number of requests made for automated license plate reader data or images, including specific number for the number of requests that resulted in a release of information; the number of requests made from outside the Territory; the number of federal requests; the number of requests from outside the Territory that resulted in a release of information; and the number of federal requests that resulted in a release of information;
(E) Any data breaches or instances of unauthorized use of the automated license plate reader database; and
(F) A list of audits completed.