Bipartisan bill would limit Colorado law enforcement’s ability to access data from Flock cameras and other license plate readers

Bipartisan bill would limit Colorado law enforcement’s ability to access data from Flock cameras and other license plate readers

Colorado lawmakers are seeking to narrow law enforcement’s ability to access data on drivers whose information is captured by automatic license plate reading cameras.  The effort comes amid a proliferation of license plate reading cameras on Colorado roads, including in mountain towns and along the Interstate 70 mountain corridor. These cameras, the products of technology companies like Flock Safety, are different from speed cameras and are used…

Durango police chief, Flock critic testify on opposite sides of Colorado Senate bill

Durango Police Chief Brice Current testified to the Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday in opposition to Senate Bill 26-070, a bill proposing regulations on government access to location inf...

License plate reader bill aimed at ICE clears Senate committee

DENVER–A bill imposing new restrictions on police access to vehicle location surveillance data cleared a Colorado Senate committee on Monday, with one Democrat sponsor making no bones that the legislation is in significant part aimed at federal immigration enforcement. Senate Bill 26-070 bans law enforcement agencies from accessing databases containing historical vehicle locations without first obtaining a warrant. The bill also prohibits any sh…