Powhatan County VA SO

License Plates, Vehicles

Facial recognition, People, Gender, Race

Data is used for law enforcement purposes only. Data is owned by Powhatan County Sheriff's Office (VA) and is never sold to 3rd parties. Users who misuse or abuse the ALPR system, its software, associated databases, or the data may face sanctions, disciplinary action, and/or criminal charges when applicable. VA Code 2.2-5517 (D) states: A law-enforcement agency may use a system only (i) as part of a criminal investigation into an alleged violation of the Code of Virginia or any ordinance of any county, city, or town where there is a reasonable suspicion that a crime was committed; (ii) as part of an active investigation related to a missing or endangered person, including whether to issue an alert for such person, or a person associated with human trafficking; or (iii) to receive notifications related to a missing or endangered person, a person with an outstanding warrant, a person associated with human trafficking, a stolen vehicle, or a stolen license plate.

Immigration enforcement, traffic enforcement, harassment or intimidation, usage based solely on a protected class (i.e. race, sex, religion), Personal use.

All system access requires a valid reason and is retained for two years. However, if the system data or audit trail data is part of an ongoing investigation, prosecution, or civil action, such data shall be retained by the law-enforcement agency until (i) the investigation concludes without any criminal charges or (ii) the final disposition of any criminal or civil matter related to the data, including any direct appeals and any writs of habeas corpus pursuant to Article 3 (8.01-654 et seq.) of Chapter 25 of Title 8.01 or federal law, in accordance with applicable records retention law and policy.

Hotlist hits are required to be human verified prior to action.

21 days

10

NCMEC Amber Alert, NCIC - VSP

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