Policy document

License Plate Reader Policy & SOP (MCSO-092)

Monroe County Sheriff 2025-06-07 Monroe County, Indiana

Standard Operating Procedure (SOP MCSO-092) for the Monroe County Sheriff's Office regarding License Plate Readers (LPR), effective June 7, 2025. Outlines policy, permitted uses, training requirements, search procedures, and audit monitoring for LPR technology and data. Mandates visual and database verification before taking enforcement action on a hit, establishes strict 7-day review cycles for agency hot lists, restricts search access for legitimate law enforcement purposes only, and sets a 30-day retention period for non-evidentiary LPR data.