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San Mateo County · 2025–2026 Civil Grand Jury

Is Our Flock of ALPR Cameras Properly Tended?

The jury examines local automated license plate reader policies, sharing controls, audits, retention and vendor contracts. Nine findings and nine recommendations apply through the respondent-specific table on physical PDF pages 17–18, not universally to every operator. Formal findings are on page 16; recommendations span 16–17. The investigation distinguishes records not produced from proof records do not exist, describes no identified current out-of-state sharing in the reviewed materials, and treats contract terms as an added control rather than a standalone legal violation. Its appendix reproduces vendor offense types, not approval of every category for California use. No verified final ALPR response is supplied; this gap does not establish nonresponse or lateness. Entire unchanged 20-page original, released August 3, 2026.

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