Recommendation R9.2
LASD should re-examine its ALPR data retention period of two years to determine when stored data provides the most value in crime prevention and investigations.
Jury report: Emerging Technologies Used by Local Law Enforcement Agencies · PDF page 387
Permanent linkOfficial response
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Agency declines implementationLASD expressly declines implementation, defends two-year ALPR retention with investigative examples, policies, statutes, and a court case, and promises continued assessment. No shorter retention period or completed value study is promised.
Read official response · PDF page 56Editorial engagement review of the answer, not confirmation of implementation. LASD expressly declines implementation, defends two-year ALPR retention with investigative examples, policies, statutes, and a court case, and promises continued assessment. No shorter retention period or completed value study is promised. Report physical PDF page(s) 387; County response physical PDF page(s) 56–57. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
- LASD says it will continue assessing ALPR retention against operational experience, investigative needs, law, technology, and privacy. This ongoing review accompanies refusal to implement the recommendation; no retention reduction promised. Owner: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response). Timing: Not specified.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.