Use of ALPR's

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Vermont Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Information regarding BPD's use of automated license plate readers (ALPR), including:

- Invoices, contracts, or agreements (including nondisclosure agreements) with ALPR technology vendors
- Policies or procedures regarding the use of ALPR technology
- Technical documentation and/or training materials for any ALPR system in use by BPD

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Brian Waters

Hello,

On July 18, I filed a public records request regarding BPD's Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system. I have not received an acknowledgement or response. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you. The original request is reproduced below:

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Vermont Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Information regarding BPD's use of automated license plate readers (ALPR), including:

- Invoices, contracts, or agreements (including nondisclosure agreements) with ALPR technology vendors
- Policies or procedures regarding the use of ALPR technology
- Technical documentation and/or training materials for any ALPR system in use by BPD

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Brian Waters
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Thanks very much Jan. Please take your time. I just wanted to make sure the request had been received.

Cheers,
Brian Waters

Hi Chief Wright,

Thanks for your presentation of the Police Commission report to city council. I watched on channel 17.

I'm just writing to follow up on my request regarding BPD's ALPR system. Please let me know if I can expect a response sometime soon.

Thanks,
Brian Waters

Jan,

Thanks very much for working on this. I received these while sitting in on the Public Safety Committee meeting, which was almost as riveting as the City Council meeting ;)

If I may follow up with one quick question (not a records request): you mentioned the ALPR system is no longer in use. Is this related to the new laws (S.155 and S.150) which concern ALPR's in Vermont?

Thanks,
Brian Waters

Thanks for the transparency, Jan!

Have a nice weekend,
Brian