Report 2019-118 Recommendation 4 Responses

Report 2019-118: Automated License Plate Readers: To Better Protect Individuals' Privacy, Law Enforcement Must Increase Its Safeguards for the Data It Collects (Release Date: February 2020)

Recommendation #4 To: Fresno Police Department

To ensure that the agreement with its cloud vendor offers the strongest possible data protections, by August 2020, Fresno should enter into a new contract with Vigilant that contains the contract provisions recommended in CJIS policy.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021

The 2020 Vigilant Contract Amendment dated 12-20-20 has new language added under #1-3 relating to CJIS requirements on the part of the City.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented

1-Year Agency Response

The Fresno Police Department did not provide a one-year response to this recommendation.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending

6-Month Agency Response

The Fresno Police Department has entered a new contract review process with Vigilant to ensure the contract is updated and in compliance with CJIS Security policy. The new contract has been forwarded to the Fresno City Attorney's Office for review and signatures. We anticipate the final version within 60 days.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

60-Day Agency Response

The Fresno Police Department has every intention on complying with the audit recommendations; however, this crisis has delayed us. Prior to COVID-19, we had already restructured our sharing MOU and were in the process of working on some of the other items due in April; however, this pandemic has caused us to shift our resources.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

We acknowledge the difficulty of the current situation with COVID-19. We look forward to the department's future status reports.

All Recommendations in 2019-118

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.