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Cotati approves 30‑day automated license‑plate‑reader retention, opens sharing to local agencies
Summary
The Cotati City Council approved staff recommendations to reduce ALPR data retention to 30 days and to enable peer‑to‑peer sharing with nearby law enforcement through a subscription service that can include two fixed cameras; council asked staff to review retention after one year.
The Cotati City Council on May 27 approved police department recommendations to reduce automated license plate reader (ALPR) data retention to 30 days and to authorize data‑sharing subscriptions so Cotati can access and receive alerts from other ALPR systems in the region.
Police Chief Simmons told the council the department previously retained ALPR data for six months and believes a 30‑day retention period will still support the majority of investigations while…
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