Senate Bill 10-11-24
| Bill ID: | 10-11-24 |
| Name: | Proposal to Review the Practice of Scanning License Plates |
| Proposed: | 10/18/2010 |
| Sponsor: | Mark Leone |
| Proposal: | The Department of Transportation Services is initiating a practice of photographing all student, faculty, and staff license plates as part of a new vehicle registration system. Concerns have been raised regarding how the information collected by this system is stored and used and who the information is available to. |
| Active? | No |
Status
| Status: | Completed |
| Completed On: | 08/29/2013 |
History
| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2013-07-03 |
| Decision Date: | 2013-08-29 |
| Decision: | The SEC reviewed the response from CTAC. |
| Actions: | At its meeting on August 29, 2013, the SEC reviewed and accepted CTAC's decision to extend data storage from 30 days to 90 days. |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Department of Transportation Services (DOTS) and University of Maryland Police Department (UMPD) |
| Received: | 2013-05-13 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-07-03 |
| Decision: | DOTS and UMPD reviewed the memo. |
| Actions: | DOTS/CTAC sent a response on lengthening the time that data is saved in the system. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2013-05-02 |
| Decision Date: | 2013-05-06 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to forward the memo to DOTS and UMPD. |
| Actions: | The SEC discussed the Campus Affairs Committee's recommendation and voted to forward the memo to DOTS and UMPD for administrative action. |
| Next Step: | Department of Transportation Services (DOTS) and UMPD |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Campus Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2012-09-12 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to send a letter to UMPD. |
| Actions: | The Campus Affairs Committee received a memo regarding License Plate Reader Data Usage from the Chief of Police. The committee reviewed the memo from the Chief of Police and discussed his requests in March 2013. The committee voted to send a letter to UMPD. |
| Next Step: | SEC Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | David Allen, Director of Transportation Services (DOTS) & David Mitchell, Director of Public Safety (UMPD) |
| Received: | 2011-04-26 |
| Decision Date: | 2012-09-12 |
| Decision Due By: | 2012-04-02 |
| Decision: | DOTS and UMPD reviewed the report. |
| Actions: | DOTS and UMPD reviewed the recommendations of the Campus Affairs Committee. UMPD sent a memo to the committee for review. |
| Next Step: | Campus Affairs Committee Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2011-04-15 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-04-21 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to forward the report to DOTS and UMPD for review. |
| Actions: | After discussion at its April 21, 2011, meeting, the SEC voted to forward the report and recommendations to David Allen, Director of Transportation Services, and Chief Mitchell, Director of Public Safety. |
| Next Step: | DOTS and UMPD Review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Campus Affairs Committee |
| Received: | 2010-11-19 |
| Decision Date: | 2011-04-05 |
| Decision Due By: | 2011-03-28 |
| Decision: | The committee voted to forward its recommendations to the SEC for review. |
| Actions: | The Campus Affairs Committee (CAC) was charged with reviewing the new License Plate Recognition (LPR) system recently implemented by the University Department of Transportation Services (DOTS). On December 7, 2010 the committee began its review of the charge and had concerns with the length of time the data from the LPR scans were being stored (1 year) and if the data was public information. The committee agreed to consult with DOTS, the University of Maryland Department of Public Safety (UMPD) and the Legal Office. On January 25, 2011 CAC met with David Allen, Director of DOTS to explain the LPR system and the current practice of storing the data. At the March 8, 2011 meeting the committee reviewed responses from the Legal Office and UMPD. The Legal Office informed the committee that the data from the scans was public information and could be requested. In addition, a letter from UMPD Chief Mitchell stated the data could be kept for 90 days instead of 1 year. CAC decided to request lowering the recommendation to 30 days maximum. On April 5, 2011 Chief Mitchell and CAC came to the agreement to keep the LRP system data for a maximum of 30 days. The Campus Affairs Committee recommends that DOTS store the data collected from the LPR system scans for no more than 30 days. Additionally, CAC requests that DOTS and Public Safety report back to the committee after one year on the usefulness of the stored data; if the length of time to store the data is appropriate for their needs; and who has requested the data. |
| Next Step: | SEC review |
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| Status: | Complete |
| Reviewer: | Senate Executive Committee (SEC) |
| Received: | 2010-10-20 |
| Decision Date: | 2010-10-27 |
| Decision: | The SEC voted to charge the Campus Affairs Committee with review of the proposal. |
| Actions: | The SEC considered the proposal at its October 27, 2010, meeting and voted to charge the Campus Affairs Committee with its review. |
| Next Step: | Campus Affairs Committee Review |
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