1. (a) LPR alerts/hits. Prior to the initiation of a traffic stop based on an LPR alert, the officer must:

   1. (1) Visually verify that the vehicle plate number matches the plate number run by the LPR system, including both alphanumeric characters of the license plate and the state of issuance;
   2. (2) Verify the status of the plate through the communications center or ACIC/NCIC query; and
   3. (3) Make reasonable efforts to verify that the driver and/or occupants physically match the description of any wanted person or persons.
2. (b) LPR operation and access to LPR-collected data shall be for law enforcement purposes only and can be shared with other law enforcement agencies only as outlined in this part and Arkansas Code § 12-12-1803.
3. (c) When Division of Arkansas State Police data is disseminated to another law enforcement agency, it shall be documented on a dissemination log that is maintained by the LPR Administrator.
4. (d) All division LPR system data will be stored on the designated LPR system server for a period not to exceed one hundred fifty (150) days.

5. (e)

   1. (1) If the LPR Administrator, or designee, determines that data should be retained based upon the criteria in Arkansas Code § 12-12-1804(b), the LPR Administrator will authorize the transfer of the applicable data from the LPR server to a form of digital storage media (CD, DVD, etc.) or other portable storage device and make a notation in the log of the transfer of the data.

   2. (2) Once the data is no longer needed as outlined in Arkansas Code § 12-12-1804(b):

      1. (A) The data shall be permanently deleted; and
      2. (B) A note of the deletion made on the log.

Codification Notes: “CD” means compact disc. "DVD" means digital video disc.