US EditionCalifornia Sues, Says El Cajon Police Are Illegally Sharing License Plate Info with Other Agencies
California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued El Cajon for sharing license plate data with agencies in over 24 states, violating Senate Bill 34 designed to protect privacy and immigrant safety.
- On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued the City of El Cajon and its police department for sharing ALPR data with out-of-state agencies, asking San Diego Superior Court to stop the practice.
- The Attorney General's fall 2023 guidance and August inquiry noted California Senate Bill 34 bars sharing ALPR data with federal or out-of-state agencies.
- El Cajon's ALPR system has detected about 745,000 vehicles in a 30-day span, automatically logging license plates with time, date, and location and sharing data with law enforcement in 26 states.
- Bonta's petition asks a court to halt the searches and clarify the law, seeking a writ of mandate to stop El Cajon from sharing data, while El Cajon Mayor Bill Wells said `I make no apologies for protecting our residents`.
- Court records show Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol have accessed local ALPR systems in recent years, while Flock Safety recently paused a federal pilot amid data use confusion.
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California 'paranoid' over El Cajon license plate data, mayor says
(NewsNation) — The City of El Cajon is being sued by the State of California over its police department sharing information obtained with license plate readers with out-of-state agencies. State Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the lawsuit at a press conference Friday, alleging that the mayor and police department are violating the constitutional rights of citizens by sharing data collected by automated license plate readers, also known as AL…
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California sues, says El Cajon police are illegally sharing license plate info with other agencies
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a lawsuit against the City of El Cajon, accusing its police department of repeatedly violating state law by sharing automated license plate reader (ALPR) data with law enforcement agencies in more than two dozen states.
Governor and AG Bonta Targeting El Cajon Again with Lawsuit over License Plate Data – California Globe
Governor Gavin Newsom and California Attorney general Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit Friday against the City of El Cajon and its police department, for sharing automated license plate reader data with out-of-state law enforcement agencies. El Cajon is located in East County San Diego and has about 100,000 residents. The Globe talked with Bill Wells the Mayor of El Cajon who presides over one of the few conservative cities left in California. So natur…
CA DOJ sues El Cajon over automated license plate reader data sharing
EL CAJON, Calif. (KESQ) - The California Attorney General's Office sued the city of El Cajon today for allegedly violating state law by sharing automated license plate reader data with federal authorities and law enforcement officials in more than two dozen other states. The lawsuit filed in San Diego Superior Court alleges El Cajon has flouted Senate Bill 34, a 2015 law prohibiting ALPR-data sharing with out-of-state law enforcement agencies de…
California sues El Cajon over license plate reader data sharing
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- The state of California is now suing the City of El Cajon. Attorney General Rob Bonta says the police department is using license plate readers to share information with out of state agencies. Because of that, he says rights are being violated as that information could help federal agents track immigrants. The mayor of EL Cajon says that is simply not true. "We've had multiple conversations with El Cajon and they are st…
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