Allowable uses for Newark’s ALPR system

LPR systems may be deployed for a variety of law enforcement purposes, including, but not limited to:

a. Locating stolen vehicles, stolen registration plates, wanted or missing persons, local parking scofflaws, or watch list vehicles;

b. Canvassing areas surrounding recent crimes or for vehicles or registration plates that may be connected to the crime;

c. Reviewing registration plate data in areas where intelligence indicates criminal activity is likely to occur; or

d. Analyzing registration plates of vehicles at or near critical infrastructure sites, potential targets of subversive groups, or areas that are of a sensitive or secure nature

Source: Feb. 25, 2014, policy directive from Chief Paul Tiernan