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Washington Lawmakers Want to Regulate License Plate Readers
The draft bill aims to tighten data retention to 72 hours and restrict federal access after revelations of U.S. Border Patrol using local license plate reader data.
- Next year, Washington state lawmakers are preparing draft legislation to set guardrails on automated license plate readers, with Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, D-Tacoma, planning to file before the Legislature convenes Jan. 12.
- A University of Washington report last month found local police authorized U.S. Border Patrol to access license plate reader databases, raising concerns about state compliance with federal immigration enforcement limits.
- The systems photograph vehicles and use AI to analyze plates and locations; retention varies from indefinite to Flock’s 30-day standard and New Hampshire’s three-minute purge.
- Last month, a Skagit County judge ruled ALPR data must be public under the Public Records Act, leading Redmond, Lynnwood, and Mountlake Terrace to suspend or pause programs while police seek disclosure exemptions.
- The policy would prohibit departments from giving direct access to databases and require warrants for cross-department searches, with violent-crime exceptions, as Washington joins at least 16 states; similar debates are expected next year in Oregon.
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Washington lawmakers want to regulate license plate readers
Washington state lawmakers next year hope to rein in law enforcement’s use of automated license plate readers amid revelations federal immigration authorities are using the data. Read more...
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