Downers Grove PD Confirms It Cannot Audit or Restrict Its AVCC Data Contributions

In response to a public records request, the Downers Grove Police Department in Illinois confirmed that it actively contributes police records data to LexisNexis AVCC — and acknowledged it has no way to monitor what other agencies do with that data or restrict what it sends.

"We are not aware of any function that will allow us to audit external agencies and how they use the data they see on their instance of AVCC," the department wrote. "We are not aware of any way to restrict AVCC contributions."

The response puts in writing something the architecture of PSDEX has long implied: once a department's records enter the LexisNexis system, the contributing agency loses meaningful control. It cannot see who queries its data, cannot limit access by agency type, and has no mechanism to pull back specific records from other subscribers — which include federal agencies such as ICE and the U.S. Marshals Service.

A separate FOIA to the same department produced a Schedule A — the pricing and product attachment to the LexisNexis contract — documenting Downers Grove's subscriptions to Accurint for Law Enforcement and the Public Safety Marketplace.