ACLU v. Super. Ct.
Annotate this CasePetitioners sent real parties, the Los Angeles Police Department and Sheriff's Department, a California Public Records Act (CPRA), Gov. Code, 6254, subd. (f), request for their policies and guidelines concerning use of Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology, as well as all ALPR plate scan data real parties collected during a single week in August 2012. Real parties refused to disclose the week's worth of ALPR data and petitioners sought a writ of mandate seeking to compel production. The trial court denied the petition, concluding that the records at issue were exempt as records of law enforcement investigations under section 6254, subdivision (f). The court affirmed, concluding that records generated by a system of high-speed cameras that automatically scan and catalogue license plate images to aid law enforcement in locating vehicles associated with suspected crimes are exempt under the law enforcement exception.
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