Chapter 4 – Information Technology

47040.14 Definitions

• LPR system is a searchable computerized database resulting from the operation of one or more fixed cameras combined with computer algorithms to read and convert images of registration plates and the characters they contain into computer readable data.

• LPR recognition information is information or data collected using an LPR system.

• LPR end-user is a person that accesses or uses an LPR system.

• A public agency is the state, any city, county, or city and county, or any agency or political subdivision of the state or a city, county, or city and county, including, but not limited to, a law enforcement agency. By definition, “public agency” does not include federal law enforcement agencies, out-of-state law enforcement agencies, or private entities.