WHEREAS, license plate recognition (LPR) technology automatically collects an image of a vehicle and, through use of optical character recognition, is able to read the front and back license plate and , capture the vehicles profile, ; and

WHEREAS, LPR technology has a variety of useful functions and is commonly deployed in public areas as a method of electronic toll collection, monitoring of traffic activity, and monitoring of vehicles entering and departing from various public structures; and

WHEREAS, LPR technology provides near real-time collection and dissemination of useful investigative information to law enforcement entities; and

WHEREAS, the information gathered by LPR technology enhances law enforcements ability to identify, track, and interdict conveyances being utilized to transport bulk cash, drugs, weapons, as well as other illegal contraband, within the United States and along its borders; and

WHEREAS, the use of LPR technology is also an effective deterrent to many types of crime because of its effectiveness in capturing accurate identifying information; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the International Association of Chiefs of Police duly assembled at its 117th Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, strongly encourages Congress to provide greater resources to state, local, tribal and federal law enforcement entities for the significant expansion of LPR programs to further combat drug trafficking, violence, and other criminal activity.