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•Recommendation # 6: AMEND 418.4 Operations (f): <br />Verification before action taken based on ALPR Alert <br />(Source NCRIC policy) <br />SUBSTITUTE paragraph (f) of policy @ section 418.4 “Operations” which uses weaker standard of “if practicable”, fails to include the requirement for visual verifications, and lacks other details of NCRIC policy. <br />•“Whenever a license plate reader alerts on license plate information, prior to taking any law enforcement action, officers will be required, to the fullest extent possible, to visually verify that the actual vehicle license plate information matches the license plate information used and alerted upon by the LPR system, including both alphanumeric characters of the license plate and the state of issuance; verify the current status of the plate as active through CLETS, CA DMV,NCIC, etc.; and confirm whether the alert pertains to the registrant of the car or the car itself. Receipt of an ALPR alert for a stolen or felony vehicle may not rise to the level of reasonable suspicion and is not sufficient probable cause to arrest without confirmation that the alert is still valid and active. If the alert is for another type of transaction, the officer will read the description of the alert and follow the appropriate action or reporting method. If an ALPR alert cannot be verified both visually and for validity, then law enforcement should not act on the alert and it should be rejected. <br />•If the officer witnesses a violation of law or other action that establishes reasonable suspicion for a stop, the officer may conduct a stop based on that reasonable suspicion. This provision shall not prevent a law enforcement officer from taking immediate action when a verifiable emergency situation exists for officer safety. <br />•On each resulting alert, the officer is required to enter a disposition indicating the action taken or not taken on the alert.”