Source: https://www.cityofelkhorn.gov/media/59356
Publisher: City of Elkhorn, WI (Elkhorn Police Department)
Relevant To: Model ALPR policy: political/ideological surveillance ban, mandatory search-reason field, citation documentation requirement
Verification Status: Verified — Document Marked DRAFT
Notes: Confirmed via full-text fetch. Elkhorn, WI Police Department Policy 425 (Automated License Plate Readers), Lexipol template dated 2023/03/15 — IMPORTANT: the document is explicitly marked “***DRAFT***” throughout, so this may not be the department’s final adopted policy; worth confirming current status if citing. Strong provisions similar to Healdsburg’s model: (1) explicit misuse/abuse prohibitions including “to surveil a person or group solely for political or ideological alignment” — notably broader than most policies’ “protected characteristic” language, since it also covers general political/ideological surveillance, not just protected classes; (2) requires authorized users to enter a “Search Reason” for every Flock query with a corresponding case/call-for-service number — “blanket searches absent a bona fide reason are strictly prohibited” (though Law360’s reporting elsewhere in this library shows such reason fields are often gamed with vague 1-3 character entries like “inv,” so a reason requirement alone isn’t sufficient without audit follow-through); (3) mandatory verification chain before any stop: visual plate match AND a TIME/NLETS system query to confirm the hit is still valid, with specific handling instructions for “non-encounter” hits; (4) requires officers to use specific citation/report language documenting how the ALPR alert was independently verified before enforcement action — a good audit-trail practice; (5) same fixed-vs-mobile retention split as Grafton (30 days fixed/Flock, mobile per general records retention schedule); (6) mandatory training program covering legal developments, department policy, technology evolution, and security measures. Useful comparative primary source alongside Grafton and Healdsburg policies already cataloged — the “political or ideological alignment” surveillance prohibition and the specific citation-language requirement are the most distinctive/useful elements for BPA’s model-policy purposes.